For the fourth consecutive day stocks fell as investors ponder when the Federal Reserve will begin tapering its bond-buying program, sending the three major indexes to the red zone for the day. CNNMoney reports the Dow lost -70.73 points, -0.47 percent, to close at 15,010.74. The Nasdaq nudged down -0.38 percent, -13.69 points to end the day at 3,589.09, while the S&P lost -0.59 percent, -9.77 points, to close at 1,646.06. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite fell -0.35 percent to end today’s session at 916.7. Housing stocks we follow all closed down or even, except Third Avenue Value Fund (Aug. 16) which gained +0.09 percent, +0.05, to close at 56.18. Louisiana Pacific Industries dropped the most of stocks we follow, falling -4.32 percent, -0.68, to end the day at 15.08; and Skyline Corp. fell one percent less, -4.31, -0.20, to close at 4.44. Affiliated Managers Group 174.78 -0.97 (-0.55%). Cavco Industries 52.45 -0.47 (-0.89%) Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 171,501 -1,621.00 (-0.94%). Deer Valley remained unchanged at 0.59. Drew Industries, Inc. 42.46 -0.55 (-1.28%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 34.20 -0.69 (-1.98%). Liberty Homes remained steady at 0.60. Nobility Homes 8.45 -0.05 (-0.59%). Palm Harbor Homes remained unchanged. Patrick Industries 24.59 -0.09 (-0.36%). Sun Communities, Inc. 42.14 -1.01 (-2.34). Third Avenue Value Fund (Aug. 16) 56.18 +0.05 (+0.09%). UMH Properties, Inc. 9.35 -0.28 (-2.91%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 38.23 -0.42 (-1.09%).

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