manufactured home communities
Scaling wide and scaling deep
The work by co-op leaders, the ROC Association Board and its committees, the TA affiliates, and ROC USA teams – along with a multitude of partner organizations – is helping to scale wide and deep and produce results for low- and moderate-income homeowners.
An exit strategy – and much more
We helped 55 homeowners form a ROC in Centralia, Wash., last Friday. Our loan officer shared the seller’s heartwarming comment …
My vision for affordable housing (It’s more than you’d think!)
I have been working in the affordable housing sector for a few years now and I have lived in an …
Sad and happy follow-up to homeowners’ speeches in Oregon
I blogged about Diane Pense’s and Sam Morris’ speeches in February. Today, I got some really disturbing follow-up on Diane’s …
Resident speakers stir motivation and encouragement
Inspiring. I spoke at a conference Friday on the West Coast that focused on making sure manufactured housing continues to …
Room for consensus on pressing MHC issues
PBS recently reported on two parts of the manufactured/mobile home industry: Issues homeowners in Manufactured (Mobile) Home Communities (“MHCs”) face; …
The dog days of summer have me thinking …
Wow, it’s hot here! We’re in an official heat wave which has me thinking about home improvements. Fall home improvements. …
Manufactured Home Retailers (Dealers) in Decline
Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 According to a recent IBTS report, in 1998 there were more than 13,000 HUD-code manufactured …
Downright inspiring: Clarence Hall
I had the privilege of attending the National Credit Union Foundation’s Herb Wegner Memorial Award ceremony on Monday night in …
Start of the year, end of the year
I have been heads down with report writing the last month and I’ve missed getting my blog together. Well, 2014 …
ROC USA Board of Directors adopts ROC leader priorities!
The ROC USA Board of Directors met last week in Washington, D.C., and adopted four priorities put forth by the …
My favorite “meetings” of my entire life!
And, that is saying something because I’ve attend a lot of meetings! Seriously, I’m just back from five days in …
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