MarketWatch reports that housing is normalizing and with low rates and credit may ease, so there should be a tail wind behind continuing housing recovery. But a Daily Business News story that will go live on Thursday suggests, not so fast. There are allegations that federal officials are “cooking the books“ on housing numbers. There is data to back that up.
Whatever the case, the MHCV closed up, communities and suppliers were mixed. Here are the day’s summary details.
Dow 17,827.75 +12.81 +0.07%.
Nasdaq 4,787.32 +29.07 +0.61%.
S&P 500 2,072.83 +5.80 +0.28%.
The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite Value (MHCV): 603.6 Today’s Change: +1.40%.
As of approximately 4 PM ET, CNNMoney and Google Finance tell MHProNews:
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG) 203.17 -0.39 (-0.19%).
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) – parent company to Clayton Homes, 21st, Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and other factory built housing industry suppliers – 222,411.00 +686.00 (0.31%).
Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) 29.05 -0.18 (-0.62%).
Cavco Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVCO) 76.06 +0.06 (0.08%).
Deer Valley Corporation (OTCMKTS:DVLY) 0.850 0.000 (0.00% close Nov 13).
Drew Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DW) 47.28 -0.07 (-0.15%).
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE:ELS) 49.33 +0.61 (1.25%).
Killam Properties Inc. (TSE:KMP) 10.65 +0.04 (0.38%).
Liberty Homes, Inc. (OTCMKTS:LIBHA) 0.120 0.000 (0.00% Nov 3rd).
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX) 15.52 -0.37 (-2.33%).
Nobility Homes Inc. (OTCMKTS:NOBH) 10.25 +0.75 (7.89%).
Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) 45.66 +0.85 (1.90%).
Skyline Corporation (NYSEMKT:SKY)3.89 -0.14 (-3.47%).
Sun Communities Inc. (NYSE:SUI) 58.94 +1.00 (1.73%).
Third Avenue Value Instl (OTCMKTS:TAVFX) 61.52 +0.01 (0.02%25th).
UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) 9.69 +0.05 (0.52%).
Universal Forest Products, Inc (NYSE:UFPI) 49.06 -0.14 (-0.28%). ##
(Graphic credit: CNNMoney)
