Just as investors were tasting a flurry of better than anticipated corporate earnings, the S&P closed above 1500 for the first time since 2007, moving all three indexes into the plus column as the week ends. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up +0.51 percent, +70.65 points, to end the day at 13,895.98. The Nasdaq gained +0.62 percent, +19.33 points, to close at 3,149.71 while the S&P advanced +0.54 percent, +8.14 points, to end the day at 1,502.96. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite gained +0.41 percent to close at 1368.0. Housing stocks we track closed mixed or even, but some made substantial gains. Nobility Homes gained the most of tracked stocks, moving up +8.89%, +0.40, to end the day at 4.90, while Patrick Industries rose +8.83%, +1.38, to end the week at 17.00 even. Deer Valley was close behind with a +6.56% gain, +0.04, to finish the week at 0.65. UMH Properties lost the most of tracked stocks, falling -1.05%, -0.11 to 10.35. Affiliated Managers Group 144.24 -0.24 (-0.17%). Cavco Industries, Inc. 51.38 -0.09 (-0.17%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 147,290 +1063. (+0.73%). Champion, Liberty Homes, and Palm Harbor continued unchanged. Drew Industries 37.11 +0.17 (+0.46%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 71.65 -0.15 (-0.21%). Louisiana Pacific Industries 20.93 +0.07 (+0.29%). Skyline Corp. 4.68 +0.13 (+2.86%). Sun Communities, Inc. 43.16 -0.15 -0.39%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Jan. 25) 51.96 +0.19 (+0.37%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 40.29 +0.04 (+0.09%).
