PUYALLUP, Wash. – It wasn’t like they were unfriendly. Residents of Elmwood Mobile Manor have always been nice neighbors, but when they began working together to collectively purchase their 41-site “mobile home park,” the neighborhood dynamic began to … More »
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ROC USA representing at national manufactured housing conference
ROC USA is busy this week at the 2015 Manufactured Housing Institute’s 2015 National Congress & Expo. MHI is the national trade organization representing all segments of the factory-built housing industry. ROC USA is an exhibitor every year … More »
Extra! Extra! Newsletter vault taking off
The Have You Heard section of myROCUSA.org is quickly adding resources. The newly launched page of the online community center features newsletters from resident-owned communities (ROCs) across the country. It serves as not only a place to see … More »
Huge resource at a discounted price
One of the benefits of working with ROC USA and our Network of Certified Technical Assistance Providers is a discount at MHVillage.com. MHVillage is the nation’s largest and most active website for buying or selling manufactured homes. More … More »
2015 Community Grant Program Opens
This year’s Better Together Grant Program is officially under way, and every resident-owned community in ROC USA Network is eligible to apply. Two ROCs will win $2,000 grants to put toward a compelling community need. The project should … More »
Reporting out from Louisville
ROC USA Network Director Mary O’Hara wrote a short piece for MHProNews.com following the Louisville Manufactured Housing Show. Give it a look here, and have a peek at the ROC USA booth, too.
ROC living really no secret
This is a great piece by Scott Burns of the (Provo, Utah) Daily Herarld. He visits a resident-owned community in Florida, where three generations of one family are/have/are considering calling home. The article centers around the family grandfather, … More »
ROC USA Welcomes First Loan Officer
ROC USA Capital has hired its first full-time loan officer, and he’s already up and running. Kevin Porter comes to ROC USA Capital with strong CDFI lending background. He has worked for two statewide CDFIs in Connecticut since 2007 … More »
ADDRESS CHANGED: Calling all Massachusetts ROCs!
Massachusetts ROC members are invited to a special training day hosted by Cooperative Development Institute on April 11 in Plymouth, Mass. Be sure to sign up soon to secure a spot. Here are the details (Please note that … More »
Whispering Pines makes WA Housing Finance annual report
Whispering Pines Cooperative was profiled in the Washington State Housing Finance Commission’s 2014 Annual Report: Leading with Opportunities. Whispering Pines is a 51-site community in Oak Harbor, Washington — about an hour north of Seattle on Whidbey Island. … More »