Peter Frombgen tries not to take this for granted. Every morning for 20 years, the former ski bum and bike mechanic peers out the window of his mobile home tucked alongside Lincoln Avenue, basking in a full view … More »
Media Coverage
NH mobile home parks tackle septic, drinking water crises with federal dollars
When the North Country Village Cooperative asked the state last year for help with failing drinking water and wastewater systems, the manufactured home community was placed at No. 5 on a priority list. Fifty-seven homes occupy the former … More »
Grant to fund study of best use for ROC’s separate apartment building
LIVINGSTON, Mont. — The city was cleared to receive a $47,500 Community Development Block Grant, for which it applied for the grant on behalf of NeighborWorks® Montana. NWMT will use the funds to pay an architect to evaluate … More »
Facing steep rent increases, mobile home residents are organizing
The rolling farm hills and old brick buildings that paint Moscow as a picturesque Northwest college town aren’t what make it attractive to real estate investors.
ROC USA President Paul Bradley and Chance Seales of Scripps News Reports discuss resident ownership in manufactured home communities
ROC USA President Paul Bradley appeared in an interview with anchor Chance Seales where they discussed cooperatives, the process of communities purchasing the land under their homes and the generational advantages to resident ownership.
Facing rising rents, mobile home park residents are buying their land
John Egan, Mountain West ROC Association Director and Animas View MHP Co-op Member, was featured in a Scripps News report on January 27 about residents purchasing their communities. Animas View MHP Co-op appears in the second half of this … More »
Commentary: Sen. Collins must support grant program for manufactured housing communities
Margaret Jones, president of the board of directors at Mountainside Community Co-op in Camden, Maine, authors a guest commentary piece urging her elected leader to support the PRICE program. She writes: PRICE is a $500 million grant program … More »
Pew: Lenders Deny More Than Half of Loan Applications for the Purchase of Manufactured Homes
Manufactured homes, which the Biden administration has described as a “vital source of affordable housing,” make up about 10% of new single-family home starts in the U.S. annually. These modern versions of mobile homes are built to robust … More »
Opinion: Mobile Homes Are Overlooked as a Way to Quickly Expand Affordable Senior Housing
There will be nearly 1 million people over the age of 60 living in San Diego County in just 12 years so the dire need for affordable senior housing cannot be overstated. One of the most efficient — … More »
Denver mobile home park could turn into a co-op
DENVER — There are only five mobile home parks left in Denver. For many, it’s the only option for affordable housing. These parks are at risk of being bought out by developers and displacing residents. People in Westwood hope … More »