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Resident Ownership in the news

The Deseret News posted a piece over the weekend about resident ownership. The writer, Lane Anderson, did a great job …

Whispering Pines Cooperative debuts online

ROC USA® on Tuesday launched a marketing website for Whispering Pines Homeowner Co-op, a 55-home resident-owned community in Oak Harbor, …

Montana ROC leader’s photo published in national blog

ROC USA plays a pretty large part in a piece in the current Rooflines, the blog for Shelterforce magazine. It …

New sign, new look

The Members of Sunrise Villa Cooperative in Cannon Falls, Minn., recently replaced the sign at the entrance of their ROC. …

Powder House website goes live

ROC USA® today launched a marketing website for Powder House Cooperative, a 48-home resident-owned community in Exeter, N.H. Powder House, …

Take a drive through Tucker Drive Co-op

Members of Tucker Drive Cooperative in Contoocook, N.H., saw their ROC appear online today, and the site includes a quick …

A tip to bring your community together

Here’s a great way to introduce your community, celebrate and memorialize a fun event, or just chase away the blues and …

More SNOWvember news

In Marilla, it sounds like there’s finally light at the end of the snow tunnel. Marilla Country Village President Dennis …

UPDATED: N.Y. ROC buried by winter storm

UPDATE Dennis forwarded two more photos from Marilla, and if you thought 4 feet was bad, check out 70-78 inches. …

All hands on deck for fall cleanup

The folks at Aberdeen West Cooperative in Stratham, N.H., had a community work day recently and pitched in to help …

Check out our Annual Report

ROC USA’s first-ever annual report is here! We’re pretty pumped about this comprehensive look at our first six years, and …

Bradley awarded for career dedicated to housing co-ops

ROC USA® President Paul Bradley was recently honored with the National Association of Housing Cooperatives’ Jerry Voorhis Award. The Voorhis is …

ROC USA Network Welcomes MH Industry Veteran as New National Acquisitions & Portfolio Manager

Jason Carter has joined the management team at ROC USA Network as National Acquisitions and Portfolio Manager. He begins his …

Hidden Pines Co-op debuts online

ROC USA® today launched a marketing website for Hidden Pines Cooperative, a 15-home resident-owned community in Newport, N.H. Hidden Pines, …

Magazine article profiles CASA of Oregon’s work

Four Oregon ROCs and their TA provider, CASA of Oregon, are highlighted in the current issue of Rural Cooperatives, a …

CFED study lands major press

ROC USA’s nonprofit LLC Member — the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) — released a major study on Wednesday that …

Anonymous donor rescues mobile homes from auction at Missoula courthouse

How’s that headline for a grabber? The Missoulian newspaper is reporting that an generous anonymous donor stepped forward to pay …

Hillcrest Mobile Home Tenants Association, Inc. debuts online

ROC USA® today launched a marketing website for Hillcrest Estates, a 94-home resident-owned community in Middleborough, Mass. Hillcrest Estates, which …

Cascade Village, Lakeview Terrace and Ponderosa make magazine splash

The three-community purchase in Moses Lake, Wash., was big news at Northwest Cooperative Development Center. It was big news at …

Preston: Residents likely saving $65 in rent every month

Colleen Preston recently told AARP Foundation that the benefits of resident ownership are easy to find — all residents have …

Mountain West region ROCs re-elect ROC Association Director to second term

CONCORD, N.H. – Liz Wood of Duvall, Wash., has been re-elected to a second term as Director for the ROC …

2 ROCs land Better Together Grants

Two resident-owned manufactured home communities have won neighborhood improvement grants that will fund projects designed to improve the lives of …

The New York Times Magazine: The Cold, Hard Lessons of Mobile Home U.

Oregon Affordable Housing Provider Completes Construction on one of Oregon’s First Resident-Owned Manufactured Housing Communities

CASA of Oregon helps Horizon Homeowners Cooperative members complete the construction of their manufactured housing community McMinnville, OR (October 6, …