CNNMoney reports that the Dow closed up again today, 11,284.54 +134.72 +1.21%, as the market recovery from its recent downward turbulence continues. The five day Dow average is up 4.32%, but year to date is still off -2.53. Market headlines includes Home Depot and Lowes jumped ahead on hurricane concerns, Big Ben Bernanke promised the Fed will do ‘all it can’ and Buffett’s BOA bet pays off to the cool tune of $357M. The Yahoo! Manufactured Housing Composite Index also rose, +3.01% to close at 791.3. Affiliated Managers Group, 84.16 +2.41 (2.95%). Clayton Homes/Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance and other MH building, lending, and supplier parent Berkshire Hathaway rose 104,706.00 +1,215.00 (+1.17%). Cavco Industries went up, 32.67 +1.07 (+3.39%). Champion, Deer Valley, Liberty Homes, Nobility Homes and Palm Harbor were all unchanged. Drew Industries was up 19.09 +0.54 (+2.91%). Equity Lifestyle Properties, 64.92 +1.04 (+1.63%). Patrick Industries 2.01 +0.07 (+3.61%). Skyline Corporation 10.10 +0.33 (+3.38%). Sun Communities, 36.44 +1.23 (+3.49%) Third Avenue Value Fund (8.25) 44.92. -0.45 (-0.99%). UMH Properties 9.36 -0.04 (-0.43%). Universal Forest Products, Inc.28.67 +0.37 (+1.31%).
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