CASA of Oregon recently helped the the fourth manufactured home community this year convert to resident ownership — this time Warrenton Mobile Home Estates. The newly rechristened Elk Meadow Cooperative is a 37-home community in the far northwestern … More »
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‘A home should never be synonymous with a slur’
Resident ownership has been in the news a bit late this month – raising awareness of a solution we know works to combat affordable housing shortages across the country. Today, ROC USA® Board Member and NeighborWorks® Montana Assistant … More »
Paul Bradley Voted into Cooperative Hall of Fame
ROC USA Founder to be enshrined with other heroes of co-op enterprise CONCORD, N.H. – ROC USA® President Paul Bradley has been given one of the highest honors in the cooperative sector in being selected for induction into … More »
Massachusetts ROCs invited to state association annual meeting
The statewide trade association for manufactured home community owners in Massachusetts is inviting Bay State ROCs to its annual meeting next week. Massachusetts Manufactured Housing Association Executive Director Mary McBrady said the event will feature several sponsors who … More »
ROC Leaders Dig in at CLI
LOS ANGELES – More than 40 leaders of resident-owned communities (ROCs) from across the country spent five days of intensive leadership development at a national conference in California. These ROC leaders took part in the NeighborWorks America Community … More »
Nine-woman Board leads 430-home manufactured home community in record-breaking neighborhood purchase
HALIFAX, Mass. – Homeowners in Halifax Estates Mobile Home Park (www.halifaxestates.coop) have made history, closing on the largest-ever limited equity manufactured home cooperative purchase while helping secure the financial futures of the 700 retirement-age residents who live there. … More »
Network takes a look at the future
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A large group of ROC USA® Network affiliate staff and ROC USA staff came together recently to learn from one another, share experiences and plan for the future of ROC USA. The group, which typically … More »
New signage freshens up entrances of New York ROC
GENESEO, N.Y. – The homeowners at Lakeville Village will be smiling each time they come home this week. That’s because the 50-home community outside Rochester, N.Y., recently installed new signs at each entrance that are a dramatic … More »
Two ROC leaders re-elected to Association Board
CONCORD, N.H. – Resident-owned community leaders from Minnesota and New Hampshire have been re-elected to represent the interests of their peers nationwide as Directors of both the ROC Association and ROC USA®. Natividad Seefeld, president of Park Plaza … More »
Texas ROC’s forethought keeps Harvey flooding at bay
PASADENA, TEXAS – Hurricane Harvey brought strong winds and months’ worth of rainfall to the Texas shoreline this week, prompting disaster declarations, billions of dollars of damage, and countless dramatic rescues caught on film and broadcast … More »