Dow Flatlines, MH Index Closes Lower

The Dow ended flat today, with the S&P and Nasdaq rising modestly. The Yahoo Finance Manufactured Housing Value however was off by more than five and a half percent. The day did have its gainers. Affiliated Managers Group closed up $1.08 (1.19 percent) to close at $91.53. Drew Industries closed up .78 cents (3.38 percent) to arrive at $23.85. Equity Lifestyle Properties closed up $1.24 (1.95 percent) to arrive at $64.97. Sun Communities rose .78 cents (2.26 percent) to arrive at $35.33. UMH Properties closed up .08 cents (.90 percent) to arrive at $8.94. Walker Dunlop closed up .02 cents a share (.17 percent) to close at $12.00.

Declining stocks include Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway, moved down $75.00 a share (.07 percent) to close at $112,325.00. Cavco closed down $1.74 a share (4.49 percent) to arrive at $37.02. Nobility Homes was down almost .04 cents a share (.66 percent) to close at $5.50. Patrick Industries was down almost .30 cents a share (8.19 percent) to arrive at $3.35 a share. Skyline Corp. was down .79 cents (15.22 percent) to arrive at $4.40 a share. Third Avenue Value Fund was down .10 cents (.25 percent) to arrive at $39.62 a share. Universal Forest Products was down $1.16 (4.05 percent) to arrive at $27.49 a share.

Champion Enterprises, Deer Valley, Liberty Homes and Palm Harbor Homes remained unchanged.

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