Signs of an apparent healthy economy pushed the Dow above 14,000. for the first time since 2007, and less than 200 points from its all time high of 14,198.10. Good news from the job market, the manufacturing sector, construction spending and consumer sentiment spurred all three indexes over a one percent gain. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained +1.08 percent, +149.21 points, to end the day at 14,009.79. The Nasdaq advanced +1.18, +36.97 to close at 3,179.10, while the S&P also moved up +1.01 percent, +15.06, to end the week at 1,513.17. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite lost -0.26 percent to close at 1357.6. Housing stocks we track all closed up, except for one, or even. Patrick Industries gained the most of tracked stocks, moving up +4.80%, +0.57 points, to end the day at 17.25. Cavco Industries was the only stock we follow that dropped, falling -1.60%, -0.83, to end the week at 51.03. Affiliated Managers Group 144.61 +0.68 (+0.47%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 147,086 +1,211. (+0.83%). Champion, Liberty Homes, Deer Valley and Palm Harbor continued unchanged. Drew Industries 36.73 +0.11 (+0.30%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 72.10 +0.50 (+0.68%). Louisiana Pacific Industries 19.79 +0.36 (+1.85%). Nobility Homes 5.23 +0.08 (+1.55%). Skyline Corp. 4.80 +0.03 (+0.63%) Sun Communities, Inc. 43.41 +0.46 (+1.07%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Jan. 31) 52.24 +0.02 (0.04%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 41.19 +0.54 (+1.33%), while UMH remained at 10.35 for a second day.
