The three major indexes were flat in today’s trading, perhaps reflecting the dog days of August or concerns about global issues. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down -9.44 points, -0.06 percent, to close at 16,560.54, as CNNMoney tells MHProNews. The Nasdaq slipped the most of the three major indexes, moving down -0.27 percent, -12.08 points, to end at 4,389.25, while the S&P 500 nudged down -3.17 points, -0.16 percent, to close at 1,933.75. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite lost -2.37 percent to finish at 823.9. Stocks we cover closed mixed or even. Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway moved up more than other stocks we follow, +0.81 percent, +1,600.00 points, to end the day at 196,600. Meanwhile, Deer Valley Corp. plummeted the most of tracked stocks, falling -10.45 percent, -0.07, to close the day at 0.60. Affiliated Managers Group 196.93 -0.54 (-0.27%). Cavco Industries, Inc. 73.07 -0.78 (-1.06%). Drew Industries 41.13 -0.87 (-2.07%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 44.14 +0.05 (+0.11%). Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 1.50. Louisiana Pacific Corp. 13.42 -0.25 (-1.83%). Nobility Homes, Inc. remained unchanged at 11.50. Patrick Industries, Inc. 40.05 -0.69 (-1.69%). Skyline Corp. 3.97 -0.10 (-2.46%). Sun Communities, Inc. 54.02 -0.34 (-0.63%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Aug. 11) 61.34 +0.25 (+0.41%). UMH Properties, Inc. 10.29 +0.04 (+0.39%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 46.58 -1.00 (-2.10%). ##

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