Camp Prosperity 2019 is now open!
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Reminder: Early Bird Discount for the 2019 I'M HOME Conference Ending Soon!
Don't forget to register for this year's I'M HOME Conference before rates go up on August 22! Be on the lookout for more information about sessions and speakers in the next few weeks. Thanks to all who submitted session ideas! Register Now
Join us for Camp Prosperity 2019
Camp Prosperity is back again this year with a 3-part learning event to help you sharpen your advocacy skills to more effectively champion the needs of your community. The first session was on held July 23 and explored how nonprofits can engage in advocacy. The next two upcoming sessions will cover Race, Data, and the Story of Your Community on Tuesday July 30 and Building Your Coalition for 2020 and Beyond on Tuesday August 6. Videos and materials from all sessions will be posted on our website if you are not able to attend live. Read More
Goodbye from Baridilo
Hi everyone! My last day with the Affordable Homeownership team at Prosperity Now is Thursday 7/25. I was placed here for five months as an Emerson National Hunger Fellow (an anti-hunger and anti-poverty fellowship). Through the team I have been able to learn more about the I’M HOME Network, help with I’M HOME conference planning, and write blogs about how manufactured housing can be part of the solution to our nation’s housing needs. It has been so wonderful working and learning with you all! Farewell!
When: November 18-20, 2019
Where: Hilton Portland Downtown
Portland, OR
News
Researchers Examine Affordability of Manufactured Homes
Noah Durst from Michigan State University and longtime friend of I'M HOME, Esther Sullivan from the University of Colorado Denver, have recently published new research on manufactured housing affordability. They found key differences between manufactured home residents who own both the land and the home, those who own the home but rent the land and those who rent both the home and land. Read more
One of Oregon's Biggest Stocks of Affordable Housing—the Mobile Home—is in Peril Despite State Interventions
The article reviews some of the of steps the Oregon state legislature, as well as local housing advocates and community organizers, have taken to protect manufactured homeowners from lot rent increases and park closures, with varying degrees of success. Read More
Residents Want Rent Control for Attleboro Mobile Home Parks
After their community in Attleboro Massachusetts was sold earlier this year, some residents have contacted their city council asking for rent control in the face of high rent increases under the new ownership. Read More
Mobile Home Residents Are Being Hit With Soaring Rent After Hurricanes
This article in TIME explores yet another angle to the issue of private investment in manufactured home communities by exploring how some companies are buying communities in post-disaster areas to take advantage of depreciated land values. The author highlights specific examples in Lumberton, North Carolina, which was hit by hurricanes Matthew and Florence in 2016 and 2018, respectively. Read More
For Seattle’s Last Mobile Home Owners, the Clock Is Ticking
Homeowners of the last two manufactured home communities in Seattle face uncertainty in their futures as parks in the region have been sold and/or redeveloped over the last several years, putting many of their future plans in limbo. Read More
Policy
Manufactured Housing Bills Introduced and Enacted in June 2019
The 2019 state policy year continued its usual summer slowdown as more state legislative sessions close. Just 13 manufactured housing bills were enacted in June across 5 states with Oregon claiming the largest share followed by Delaware and Nevada. Only 6 bills were introduced across 4 states, half of which were in New York. Read more
