Residents of Rustic Pines Estates, an age-restricted over-55 manufactured home community located off of Plain Street in North Attleboro, have taken a giant leap forward in securing their own destiny by purchasing their park to own and run it themselves.
Meet the Proud New Land Owners at North Ave Co-op
CDI recently helped more than 100 community members in Burlington who were at risk of losing their homes earlier this fall find an innovative way to keep them. Vermont Public Radio caught up with residents to discuss how they formed
CDI Helps Save Over 100 Affordable Homes in Burlington, VT
Each night for the last year, homeowners at Farrington’s Mobile Home Park went to bed knowing that having a future in their homes wasn’t a guarantee. The 117 lot community was put on the market for $5 million when its
10 Years of Uncertainty Now Resolved by Shelburnewood Mobile Home Cooperative Purchase of Park
“Today marks the official end of over a decade of uncertainty for Shelburnewood homeowners and the beginning of a new decade of stability, growth, and community building,” said Jeremiah Ward, Housing Program Organizer at CDI. “It’s been rewarding working with
The Voice of the Staff: The “Power of a True Participatory Democracy”
In an effort to help people better understand what CDI does – and why our work is so crucial – we turned to the best asset we have. Our staff. The people who work at CDI are, if we may
Press release: Homeowners purchase 200-site North Adams park; join Mass. trend of resident-owned manufactured home communities
For Immediate Release May 2, 2013 Wheel Estates Tenants Association Inc. Homeowners purchase 200-site North Adams park; join Mass. trend of resident-owned manufactured home communities Contacts: Andy Danforth, Housing Program Director, CDI (401) 439-9795 Michael Sloss, Managing Director, ROC USA®
New Resident-Owned Community in Plymouth, MA
For Immediate Release Feb. 20, 2013 West Wood Village Resident Association Inc. Homeowners purchase 66-site Plymouth park; join growing Mass. trend of resident-owned manufactured home communities Contacts: Bob Howard, President, West Wood Village Resident Association (774) 283-2878 Andy Danforth, Housing
CDI Helps 2 Communities, 466 Families Go Co-op
CDI HELPS 2 COMMUNITIES, 466 FAMILIESGO CO-OP IN SINGLE TRANSACTION For immediate release CDI HELPS 2 COMMUNITIES, 466 FAMILIES GO CO-OP IN SINGLE TRANSACTION Carver, MA, June 25, 2012: The residents’ associations of 2 manufactured housing communities comprised of a
ROC USA on All Things Considered (NPR)
The NH public radio story that aired last week has now hit the national airwaves on NPR’s All Things Considered: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/02/151863518/home-sweet-mobile-home-co-ops-deliver-ownership. We’d like to point out that we are working day and night to help the community referred to in the
Bunker Hill Community Cooperative Purchases the 14-home Bunker Hill
Press garnered about this story: Valley News newspaper: http://www.vnews.com/07262011/7941365.htm WPTV tv news: http://www.wptz.com/r/28673441/detail.html WCAX tv news: http://www.wcax.com/story/15152251/how-residents-kept-their-mobile-home-park-from-closing Windsor, VT – Nearly half a year after receiving news that their community was likely to be shut down forever, homeowners at Bunker