UPDATE Dennis forwarded two more photos from Marilla, and if you thought 4 feet was bad, check out 70-78 inches. Unbelievable! A snowstorm that most of us would consider cataclysmic bore down this week on the greater Buffalo, … More »
News
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 with some routine maintenance and cleanup across their community. Looks like a great community effort! Chris Couch uploaded … More »
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 we think you will like it, too. Have a look at it online here, and be on the … More »
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 a lifetime achievement award that recognizes significant leadership in both theory and practice. It is presented annually by … More »
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 new role Nov. 3. Carter’s primary focus is to identify MH community owners interested in selling their communities … More »
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, which opened in the 1970s and became a ROC in 2010, sits a short ride from Lake Sunapee, … More »
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 magazine of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Chelsea Catto, manufactured housing cooperative development director at CASA, wrote an … More »
CFED study lands major press
ROC USA’s nonprofit LLC Member — the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) — released a major study on Wednesday that was picked up by the NY Times. It measures the strength of people’s savings and how “banked” households … More »
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 the back taxes on 30-40 mobile homes in Missoula, keeping those homes from going on the auction block. … More »
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 opened in the early 1970s and became a RO C in November 2013, boasts a suburban feel that’s … More »