Investors hit the pause button on the Big Board today as they await word next week from the Federal Reserve. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped -52.4 points, -0.33 percent, to close at 15,973.13. The Nasdaq fell -0.20 percent, -8.26 points, to finish at 4,060.49, while the S&P, just after posting a new high, dropped -5.75 points, -0.32 percent, to end the day at 1,802.62. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite lost -2.41 percent to close at 701.5. Most housing stocks we track in today’s trading closed down or even, although Louisiana Pacific Corp. edged up the most of tracked stocks, +0.93 percent, +0.15, to close at 16.27, while Cavco Industries fell the most of stocks we follow, -1.83%, -1.17, to end the day at 62.73. Affiliated Managers Group 202.79 -2.31 (-1.13%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 173,470 -2,265.00 (-1.29%). Deer Valley remained unchanged at 0.65. Drew Industries 52.57 -0.78 (-1.46%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 36.39 +0.08 (+0.22%). Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 0.51. Nobility Homes remained unchanged at 8.25. Patrick Industries 28.96 -0.02 (-0.07%). Skyline Corp. 5.05 -0.0199 (-0.39%). Sun Communities 41.75 -0.08 (-0.19%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Dec. 9) 58.21 +0.06 (+0.10%). UMH Properties 9.46 -0.02 (-0.21%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 49.31 -0.84 (-1.67%).

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