The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose initially following Fed Head Janet Yellen’s remarks to the Senate, but settled back to a modest gain of 32.43 points, +0.20 percent in today’s trading to close at 16,550.97. The tech-heavy Nasdaq slipped -16.17 points, -0.40 percent, to end the day at 4,051.50, while CNNMoney tells MHProNews the S&P edged down -2.58 points, -0.14 percent, to close at 1,875.63. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite fell -1.32 percent, to finish at 699.8. Most tracked housing stocks closed down or even in today’s trading, although Third Avenue Value Fund (May 7) nudged up the most of stocks we follow, +0.58 percent, +0.34 points to close at 58.57, while Patrick Industries dropped the most of tracked stocks, falling -3.39 percent, -1.37 points, to close at 39.03. Affiliated Managers Group 195.46 -0.58 (-0.26%). Cavco Industries, Inc. 75.39 -0.91 (-1.19%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 190,100 -1,450.00 (-0.76%). Deer Valley Homebuilders remained at 0.70. Drew Industries, Inc. 49.70 -0.64 (-1.27%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 43.05 -0.13 (-0.30%). Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 0.80. Louisiana Pacific Industries 15.43 -0.48 (-3.02%). Nobility Homes remained steady at 11.10. Skyline Corp. remained unchanged at 4.97. Sun Communities, Inc. 47.55 +0.05 (+0.11%). UMH Properties 9.90 -0.05 -0.50. Universal Forest Products, Inc. 49.51 -0.26 (-0.52%). ##

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