NCF in the news

Madelia mobile home park to celebrate new building, Mankato Free Press, Renee Berg, 09/11/2024

Land Trusts and Co-op Housing: Building Better Neighborhoods, Minnesota Women’s Press, Sophia Kulow, 01/23/2024

City evaluating modular housing co-op concept to ease housing issues; Library Oasis offers a surprisingly complete mix of services, KYMN Radio, 12/26/2023

Historic state funding propels several central Minnesota housing projects, 12/22/2023

Gaylord, RF mobile home parks receive state funding, 12/21/2023

Zumbro Ridge Estates has two vacant lots left, lands a nearly $3.9 million grant for infrastructure improvements, Rochester Post Bulletin, 12/19/2023 (link to PDF)

Southeast Minnesota projects receive share of $348 million in state housing support, Rochester Post Bulletin, 12/15/2023

Minnesota Housing releases list of state-supported housing developments, Minnesota Reformer, 12/15/2023

State announces more than $348 million for new and renovated affordable housing, MPR, 12/15/2023

Rochester community seeking help from the county to give two families a home, KTTC, 11/21/2023

Zumbro Ridge Estates receives grant for food shelf items, KTTC, 11/3/2023

Madelia mobile home park to break ground on storm shelter/community room, Mankato Free Press, 09/11/2023

Infill And Fundraising With Allie Lechner, Ownership Matters ROC USA podcast, 08/10/2023

Recent recipients of SHIP funds, bloomingtonmn.gov, 08/2023

The growing market for CPAs in the cooperative business sector, Emily Stewart, Kristin Forde and Char Vrieze, mncpa.org, 08/08/2023

Empowering Rural Homeowners with the Cooperative Model, Darrah Perryman, USDA RD, 06/29/2023

Grant program would provide $65 million to preserve, increase manufactured home access, Session Daily, Tessa Pieper, 02/08/2023

Madelia and Mankato mobile home parks among grant recipients, The Mankato Free Press, Tim Krohn, 12/15/2022

New Wisconsin co-ops aim to fill economic gaps, Wisconsin Economic Development, 08/17/2022

Viking Terrace residents hope to own park one day, Rich Larson, KYMN RADIO, 07/01/2022

Grants help cooperatives grow, EIN NewsDesk, 05/20/2022

Minnesota nonprofit eyeing Janesville, Beloit for 'cooperative' mobile home park, Neil Johnson, Gazette Extra, 05/24/2022

Fearing Corporate Takeover, These Richfieldians Bought Their Mobile-Home Park, Racket, Jay Boller, 03/04/2022

A Moment with the Mayor, Woodlawn Terrace Partnership, City of Richfield, 03/03/2022

Ownership Sure Does Matter, With Bev Adrian Of Woodlawn Terrace Cooperative, ROC USA Ownership Matters podcast, 02/17/2022

Minnesota' Housing’s 2021 Funding Selections (YouTube video) and interactive PDF announcement, Minnesota Housing, 01/28/2022

Sunrise Banks sell Vandalia, Arcade Street branches to St. Paul nonprofits, Frederick Melo, St. Paul Pioneer Press, 01/26/2022

When housing costs soar, Minnesota tenants and homebuyers get creative, Twila Dang and Maja Beckstrom, MPR, 01/18/2022

Two year CERTs effort reduces energy burden in 22 manufactured home parks, Melissa Birch, Clean Energy Resource Teams, November 2021

Are mobile home parks the answer to Minnesota’s affordable housing shortage?, Laurel Poole, MPR, 09/09/2021

Talking Technical Assistance with Tory Clark of Northcountry Cooperative Foundation, Ownership Matters podcast, ROC USA, 08/19/2021

From Mobile Home Parks to Multifamily Housing Cooperatives, Meir Rinde, Shelterforce, 08/02/2021

From At-Risk Tenants to Activist Property Owners, Shelby R. King, Shelterforce, 07/26/2021

Fridley storm shelter doubles as learning hub and literacy center, Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 07/01/2021

Infrastructure improvements begin in Worthington’s Sungold Heights mobile home park, Julie Buntjer, The Globe, 05/22/2021

Twin Cities manufactured housing park sales reflect national trend, Dylan Thomas, Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal, 05/18/2021

Homeowners who rent land need chance to buy, Op-Ed by Natividad Seefeld, Star Tribune, 04/02/2021

New storm shelter in Fridley models the way for safety in mobile home communities, Hannah Covington, Star Tribune, 08/15/2018

Trailer parks may be the Twin Cities' most endangered form of affordable housing, Greta Kaul, MinnPost, 05/31/2018

Housing crisis threatens Rochester's ambitious growth plans, Matt McKinney, Star Tribune, 11/20/2017

Resident-Owned Mobile Home Park Gets Together to Build Storm Shelter, Ryan Raiche, KSTP 5 Eyewitness News, 8/11/2017. See companion story in link below.

Nowhere to Hide: Despite State Law, Mobile Home Residents Often Left Unprotected, Ryan Raiche, KSTP 5 Eyewitness News, 8/7/2017

Rep. Keith Ellison introduces bill supporting mobile home parks, Miguel Otárola, Star Tribune, 7/20/17

As mobile home parks close, attention turns to how to protect them, Hannah Covington and Miguel Otárola, Star Tribune, 7/17/17

Minnesota community solar projects aimed at low-income subscribers, Frank Jossi, Midwest Energy News, 7/6/17

Northcountry Cooperative Foundation's Kevin Walker on Affordable Housing, Minnesota Tonight, 4/21/17

Revealing Minnesota's Not-So-Affordable Housing, Minnesota Tonight, 4/13/17

Community solar for manufactured housing: Two coops lead the way, Joel Haskard, Clean Energy Resource Teams blog, 1/20/17

Wisconsin Welcomes Newest Resident-Owned Community, Wisconsin Housing Alliance, 12/30/16

When Residents Take Ownership, A Mobile Home Community Thrives, Daniel Zwerdling, NPR, 12/27/16

Another Cup of Coffee with Paul Bradley, MHPRONews.com, 10/10/16

One resident's $6 million, Hail Mary plan to save her mobile home park, Tracy Mumford, MPR News, 6/9/16