PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – One person was hurt, though thankfully not seriously, in a fire Tuesday at a New Hampshire resident-owned community, according to local media. Seacoastonline.com, the website of the Portsmouth Herald, reports that the only person in … More »
If Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction for six more weeks of winter has you yearning for something new and cozy, there’s a new discount for ROC Members that might pique your interest. A new offer from Good Life Bed Sheets … More »
The Community Development departments of the 12 Federal Reserve districts have launched a new podcast and have dedicated the second episode to the work of ROC USA® and its network of technical assistance providers. Called Access, each episode … More »
Vendors set homes as manufactured housing takes center stage Friday at the Maine Manufactured Home Show in Augusta. AUGUSTA, MAINE – Cooperative Development Institute is spending the weekend educating Maine home buyers about the benefits and advantages of … More »
This might just make your afternoon. Twin Coach and Edgeway, two neighboring ROCs in Massachusetts (literally neighboring in that they share a border) are wrapping up a $1.7 million water, sewer and road infrastructure project. Part of that … More »
A Washington resident-owned community and some of its residents were profiled in the 2016 reports of the Washington State Housing Finance Commission, including a cover shot for a father and son. Xavier and Ian Niño are pictured smiling … More »
ROC USA has released the results of its annual impact assessment and they are positive and consistent. “The size of the study nearly doubled and the results are the same: Rents in ROCs continue to be at or below … More »
Bill Hodgkins, a board member who lives at Wardtown Cooperative in Freeport, Maine, recently blogged about a training event hosted by Cooperative Development Institute. He talks about an “amazing class titled ‘Dealing with conflict and difficult conversations’ lead … More »
An 89-year-old World War II veteran and resident of a New York ROC was honored recently by a local high school more than six decades after he left to fight overseas. Lionel “Pete” Reader served in the Army … More »
Idleyld Park, Ore. – Attracting new homeowners to rural communities poses some challenges, but the Board of Directors of Umpqua Ranch Cooperative knows the vast majority of new home searches start online and are focusing their marketing efforts … More »
