Resources

NCF prides itself on being an innovator.

We have assembled a collection of research papers, publications and brochures which represent interesting and sometimes groundbreaking initiatives in the co-op world. Also included are NCF’s collection of toolbox publications related to housing, worker-cooperatives and community supported agriculture. These toolboxes are available for sale and are also free to download below.

Publications & Research

MANUFACTURED HOUSING

• Manufactured Home Community Storm Shelter Technical Report, TSP Architects and NCF, June 2022.

• Millions of Americans Have Used Risky Financing Arrangements to Buy Homes, The Pew Charitable Trusts, April 2022.

• Rural Research Brief - Manufactured Housing in Rural America, Housing Assistance Council, July 2020.

• Case Study: Zumbro Ridge Blazes a Trail to 100% Occupancy, Northcountry Cooperative Foundation, June 2020.

• Data Matters: Understanding the Role of Manufactured Home Communities in the Affordable Housing Continuum, Northcountry Cooperative Foundation & University of Minnesota - Center for Urban & Regional Affairs, March 2019.

• Building Affordably: A Primer on Off-Site Construction Methods and the Opportunity to Expand Homeownership, Family Housing Fund, 2019.

• New evidence shows manufactured homes appreciate as well as site-built homes, Urban Institute, September 2018.

• Promoting Infrastructure Maintenance in Manufactured Housing Communities, Grounded Solutions Network, October 2016