CNNMoney reports that Fed Chief Ben Bernake’s address failed to impress investors, even though big Ben said the Fed could use certain “tools” to help stimulate the economy if needed. The Dow fell 11,295.96 -118.90 (-1.04%). The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite index value slipped even faster, to 821.6 (-3.12%). Affiliated Managers Group, 83.13 -2.18 (-2.56%). Champion, Deer Valley, Liberty, Nobility and Palm Harbor Homes are all unchanged. Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance and other manufactured and modular building, lending and housing suppler parent company Berkshire Hathaway, 104,328.00 -1,792.00 (-1.69%). Cavco Industries 34.48 -0.94 (-2.63%). Drew Industries 19.45 -0.58 (-2.90%). Equity Lifestyle Properties bucked the downward trend, 70.61 +0.32 (+0.46%). Patrick Industries 2.08 $0.00 (+0.03%). Skyline Corporation also rose 9.96 -0.40 (-3.86%). Sun Communities 37.91 -0.53 (-1.38%). Third Avenue Value Fund (9.7) 45.87 +1.47 (3.31%). UMH Properties, Inc. 9.24 +0.05 (+0.54%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 27.60 -0.91 (-3.19%).
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