Affordable housing Co-op takes shape at Riverside Terrace manufactured housing park

By April Myers November 6, 2023

At least 26 San Antonians are poised to become landowners this month, pending the final signatures for a unique, $6 million cooperative ownership and renovation deal at a trailer park that was facilitated by the city’s housing bond.

ROC USA cosponsors bill promoting affordable, stable homeownership in California

ROC USA is excited to support SB 1092 in the California legislature, which would level the playing field for residents …

Virginia’s First Resident-Owned Manufactured Home Community Established In Buena Vista

Crestview Cooperative Secures Ownership of 71-Lot Community for $3.95 Million Buena Vista, Va. — In a landmark achievement for affordable …

Accelerating Our Mission: Announcing the $47M National Acquisition Pool

ROC USA is proud to announce a new $47 million National Acquisition Loan Pool that will catalyze the expansion of …

ROC USA Proudly Endorses Bipartisan Road to Housing Act of 2025

On July 24, 2025, the Senate Banking Committee announced the bipartisan Road to Housing Act of 2025, which the Committee …

ROC USA Joins Bipartisan Defense of CDFI Fund

In response to a March 14th Executive Order aiming to eliminate any non-statutory functions of the U.S. Treasury’s Community Development …

ROC Association announces 2025 Better Together Grants

The ROC Association is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for 2025 Better Together Grants from March 17 through May 4.

Manufactured home owners are reimagining stable housing as local communities face untenable rent increases

“In commercial banking, they talk a lot about ‘We want to help with affordable housing, so let’s build apartment complexes,'” says Tina McKinstry, a member of Takesa Village, a resident-owned mobile home park in Mead. “You’re making a landlord rich. You’re not making the people rich. With [co-ops], you’re making the people rich.”

Autumn Tigart joins ROC USA as senior advisor for governance and business

Autumn brings extensive experience supporting Resident Owned Communities, having previously served as a ROC program specialist with NeighborWorks Montana.

CDI helps Cedar Falls become Maine’s 12th ROC

With the help of Cooperative Development Institute and public and private funding, homeowners at Cedar Falls Resident Cooperative purchase their community for $8 million.

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