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$4.4M awarded to Mass. manufactured-home community for new water system
Carver, Mass. — Pine Tree Village, a community of 185 manufactured homes, will receive $4.4 million through the state’s Affordable Housing Development Grant to replace its aging water infrastructure, allowing residents to have safe and reliable drinking water.
Kiernan Gorton joins ROC USA as Cooperative Coordinator: Technical Assistance Specialist
CONCORD, N.H. — ROC USA is pleased to announce that Kiernan Gorton has been hired as a Cooperative Coordinator: Technical Assistance Specialist. Gorton will serve as Technical Assistance Provider to ROCs in New York as part of the ROC USA Direct team.
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Cutting out this phrase from a half-century-old law would save homebuyers $175,000 and help tackle the housing crisis, economists say
The U.S. housing market crisis has been marked by tight inventory and high prices, but two economists pointed to a source of affordable homes that could be unlocked by amending a federal law from 1974.
Dubuque plans to buy two mobile home parks to ease tenants’ rent burden
Terrible road infrastructure, water leaks, overcharging for water leaks and consistent rent hikes are why tenants of two Dubuque mobile home parks are encouraging the city to follow through on its plan to buy the parks, according to city officials.
ROC Association’s Secret Sauce
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. – Becoming a new ROC can be intimidating at first. There’s an anxious feeling of the unknown and the inevitable collective question always arises: “Can we really buy our neighborhood and run it together?”
Eleven ROCs to share almost $22k in Better Together Grants
Eleven ROCS received the great news this week from the ROC Association Directors that their Better Together Grant applications have been approved. The awards totaled $21,634 in funding to address community improvement projects, including rebranding, Member engagement and development projects.
Maine invests $2.3M in drinking water upgrades for Manufactured Home Communities
Three resident-owned manufactured home communities in Maine, representing 153 homes, received a combined total of $2.3 million in grants and forgivable loans for drinking water infrastructure upgrades, thanks to support from CDI’s WISP program.
Minn. ROC boosting its population to benefit Members
RICHFIELD, Minn. – Bev Adrian, Board President at Woodlawn Terrace Cooperative, understands the importance of infill development, which is why in 2022, the cooperative welcomed seven new homes into the community.
ROC Leader joins ROC USA as Field Operations Manager
CONCORD, N.H. — ROC USA is pleased to announce that Dawn Brown has been hired as field operations manager at ROC USA. She will manage all of the pre- and post-purchase technical assistance providers on the ROC USA Direct team, their workloads and be the go-to for the day-to-day needs the ROCs that work with that team.
Juleny Santa Cruz Joins ROC USA as Cooperative Coordinator & Technical Assistance Specialist
CONCORD, N.H. — ROC USA is happy to announce that Juleny Santa Cruz has been hired as a cooperative coordinator/technical assistance specialist at ROC USA. Santa Cruz began working for ROC USA as a contractor in October 2023 and was hired full time in April 2024.
The Homeowners’ Rebellion
Amos Barshad from The Lever explores the importance of resident ownership in two Minnesota ROCs.
Park Plaza Cooperative: Embodying Diversity and Cooperation in Resident Ownership
Community tour put spotlight on ROC’s many successes FRIDLEY, Minn. – A mural of yellow, blue and green handprints along …
EPA Awards $249M to Community Power Coalition, including ROC USA, for solar initiative
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its selection of Inclusive Prosperity Capital, Inc. (IPC) and the Community Power Coalition, …
Affordable housing expert named next president of ROC USA
Emily Thaden, a respected leader in shared equity housing, begins July 1 CONCORD, N.H. – ROC USA, that nation’s leading …
‘This process allowed us to take back our park’
Washington neighbors secure long-term stability and control with community purchase BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Sharon Kirkman moved to Samish Park Mobile …
Purchase nurtures unity and generational stability for Oaxacan Farmworker Families in Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. – For Marcelino Santos and homeowners at Comunidad Nuevo Lago, the combination of resident ownership, generational housing affordability …
Mobile Home Residents in Washington State Are Calling the Shots After Buying Their Park
A few years ago, Melanie Knight was ready to sell her manufactured home and move into an RV if she …
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