The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed the line into 17k territory again today, but stopped short of a new record, as CNNMoney tells MHProNews, gaining +111.61 points, +0.66 percent, to end 17,055.42. The Nasdaq advanced +24.93 points, +0.56 percent to end at 4,440.42. The S&P nudged up +9.53 points, +0.48 percent to 1,977.10. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite edged up +0.35 percent to close at 874.4. Stocks we cover were not terribly active, and closed mixed or even. Universal Forest Products, Inc. nudged up the most, +1.49 percent, +0.68 points, to close at 49.40, while Skyuline Corp. slipped more than other stocks we track, -1.37 percent, -0.06 points, to close at 4.32. Affiliated Managers Group 204.77 +0.86 (+0.42%). Cavco Industries 81.94 +0.82 (+1.01%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 193,380 +480.00 (+0.25%). Deer Valley Corp. remained at 0.66. Drew Industries, Inc. 48.21 +0.36 (+0.75%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 44.71 +0.06 (+0.13%). Liberty Homes remained unchanged at 1.50. Louisiana Pacific Industries 14.14 -0.02 (-0.14%). Nobility Homes remained at 10.75. Patrick Industries 46.15 +0.53 (+1.16%). Sun Communities, Inc. 50.66 +0.16 (+0.32%). Third Avenue Value Fund (July 11) 61.30 -0.22 (-0.36%). UMH Properties, Inc. 10.00 +0.09 (+0.91%). ##

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