Founding ROC USA® President to lead new subsidiary built to tackle new reality of marketplace By Paul Bradley President, ROC USA, LLC I recently shared news with staff and Network of my intent to transition from President of … More »
manufactured housing
Bradley, Winiewicz talk ROCs with Freddie Mac
Paul Bradley, president of ROC USA® and Deb Winiewicz, ROC Association Director for the New England Region and Member of Halifax Estates Co-op, talk the history of manufactured home communities, how MHCs and ROCs operate and the federal or … More »
Paul Bradley featured on prominent podcast
Paul Bradley, President of ROC USA® was featured on a Sept. 17 episode of Freakonomics: The Economics of Everyday Things, “Mobile Home Parks.” “Freakonomics” started as a book, a blog, a film and in 2010 became a podcast. … More »
Maine ROCs illustrate potential impact of PRICE fund to congressional staffers
Three Maine ROCs hosted tours this fall to highlight infrastructure needs and the importance of the PRICE Fund, which would give ROCs access to federal funding to complete costly infrastructure repair projects. Congressional staffers toured Mountainside Community Cooperative … More »
Scholar: Cheap government financing should benefit homeowners not investment firms
An award-winning author, activist, and scholar called out the good work of ROC USA this month during the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Policy, Development and Research Quarterly Update on Institutional Investors in Housing. Esther Sullivan, … More »
Build Back Better agenda is great for ROCs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Inclusion of the Manufactured Housing Community Infrastructure Improvement Grant program in the Build Back Better bill means hundreds of communities will ensure their neighborhoods are safe, secure, and resilient! The Biden Administration and the many … More »
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 following the closing: “It seems strange after 27 years to be finished but we are so happy for … More »
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 affordable housing neighborhood for almost a decade. Actually, I have lived in many affordable housing neighborhoods at one … More »
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 play an important role in the affordable housing sector. The event was co-hosted by CASA of Oregon, a … More »
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; and, The impact of regulation on loans to purchase manufactured (mobile) homes. The reporter did a good job … More »