Sterling View Cooperative Community, Inc., in Hyde Park, Vt., is a 55 and older community with 113 homes. Residents purchased their neighborhood in April 2021. The Co-op’s community center is a place where many residents meet and gather for … More »
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ROC USA Welcomes Dalton To Commercial Credit Analyst Position
CONCORD, N.H. — ROC USA is pleased to announce that Andrew Dalton has been hired as a commercial credit analyst for ROC USA Capital. Dalton will work part time until he graduates in May from the University of Maryland, College Park, … More »
Building Stability Through Resident-Owned Mobile Home Parks
In 2011, it was chance that took Marjory Gilsrud and her husband, Mike, to a home in the Madelia Mobile Village Cooperative. But it’s choice that has kept them in the resident-owned mobile home park in rural Minnesota.
‘This is a story that has no villains and so many heroes’
New Oregon ROC’s Board President excited for a future of resident ownership GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The 110 homes in Family Redwood Park Cooperative are nestled between Redwood Highway and Redwood Avenue in Grants Pass, Ore., surrounded by … More »
$15.5 million awarded to 46 manufactured housing communities for water infrastructure projects
Governor Phil Scott and the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) today announced $13.3 million in Healthy Homes Initiative awards and $2.2 million in Three-acre Stormwater Initiative awards to help 46 manufactured housing communities (also known as mobile home parks) repair, replace, and … More »
HUD Reforms to Manufactured Housing Policy Could Unlock More Affordable Homes
A new set of policies from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is aimed at supporting residents of manufactured housing as one approach to boosting the affordable housing supply.
To Fight Rising Rents, These Fresno County Residents Bought Their Manufactured Home Community
After years of fighting rising rents, a group of mostly Oaxacan farmworkers in Fresno County have done the seemingly impossible: purchased their mobile home park from its corporate landlord. The group officially closed escrow on the park Thursday.
Shaheen Applauds Action to Advance Programs to Increase Housing Affordability and Support Manufactured Housing Communities
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) applauded new action by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of the Treasury that will help Granite Staters access affordable housing and to support … More »
Maine receives grant for Clean Energy Initiative
Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced a $10 million federal grant to fund whole-home heat pump solutions for mobile and manufactured homes, aiming to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions in rural areas.
Competitive PRICE grants could greatly improve ROCs’ infrastructure
ROC Leaders praise elected officials’ efforts, call for permanent annual funding The White House on Thursday announced a historic moment in the manufactured housing community sector, releasing details of a $225 million funding opportunity whose passage through Congress … More »