Although the value of the dollar measured against other foreign currencies has reached its highest level in four years, in part because the U. S. economy is seen as improving, the three major indexes slipped modestly in today’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged down -41.93 points, -0.25 percent, to close at 17,071.22, while the Nasdaq fell -6.34 points, – 0.14 percent, to end the day at 4,404.85 percent. The S&P 500 slipped -5.05 points, -0.25 percent, to finish at 1,977.80. The Manufactured Housing Composite remained unchanged at 583.5, and stocks we track closed mixed or even, as CNNMoney reports to MHProNews. Skyline Corp., fresh from being pursued by Cavco Industries and Evergreen Recreational Vehicles, gained +6.29 percent, +0.22 percent, to close at 3.72. Deer Valley Homes plummeted -31.58 percent, the largest drop of tracked stocks, -0.30 points, to finish at 0.30. the most of tracked stocks, losing -1.13 percent, -0.69 points, closing at $60.34. Affiliated Managers Group $200.82 -1.17 (-0.58%). Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) –parent company to Clayton Homes, 21st, Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and other factory built housing industry suppliers – $207,421.00 -712.00 (-0.34%). Cavco Industries Inc. $68.68 +0.77 (+1.13%). Deer Valley Corp. $0.95 0.00 (0.00%). Drew Industries, Inc. 43.26 -0.01 (-0.02%). Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) $42.64 +0.11 (+0.26%). Killam Properties (KMP.TO) $10.33 +0.03 (+0.29%). Liberty Homes $1.00 0.00 (0.00%). Louisiana Pacific Corp. (LPX) $13.94 -0.34 (-2.38%). Nobility Homes (NOBH) $10.70 0.00 (0.00%). Patrick Industries 42.14 +0.55 (+1.31%). Sun Communities, Inc. (SUI) $51.38 -0.12 (-0.23%). Third Avenue Value Fund (TAVFX) (Sept. 26) $60.63 +0.29 (+0.48%). UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH) $9.46 +0.01 (+0.11%). Universal Forest Products, Inc (UFPI) 43.45 -0.43 (-0.98%). ##

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