Bipartisan program could deliver millions in infrastructure and acquisition funding to resident owned communities WASHINGTON, D.C. – A $225 million new program to invest in manufactured home communities across the country has been approved by Congress and … More »
CONCORD, N.H. – Jenee Gaynor of NeighborWorks America has joined the ROC USA ® Board of Directors. Gaynor, Director of Shared Equity Housing for NeighborWorks America, has spent her career working in the shared equity housing space, building … More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 — 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 »
Millions of Americans live in mobile home parks. It’s one of the cheaper places to buy a home. But private investors have been buying up parks in Massachusetts and across the country, threatening to raise fees or close … More »
The 84-year-old planned to spend the rest of his days at Lee’s Trailer Park. But last year, the park was sold to Parkway Homes, which is managed by the Boston investment firm Helge Capital. And the company soon started asking people … More »
