MHCV values went down 0.71% today.  In the stocks we track, there were a few modest gains for some and others went down.  Leaders on the positive list are: NOBH 1.52%, CVCO 1.41%, UMH 1.27%, and ELS 1.08%.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Nasdaq partied like it’s 2000, but more sedately. The Nasdaq Composite Index broke through 5000, returning to a level it hadn’t seen in nearly 15 years and moving within range of a record for the first time since the Internet stock bubble.

Bloomberg News tells MHPro News that Asian stocks rose, with regional indexes climbing to multi-year highs after U.S. equities reached fresh records. The dollar held at a 10-year high versus major peers, while oil held below $50 a barrel.

Marketwatch says the U.S. economy appears poised for its best growth in years can because there are more Help Wanted ads.  Over the past year the U.S. has cranked out an average 259,000 new jobs a month, including almost 1 million positions in the last three months alone. That’s the strongest increase in employment in a decade and a half.

Listed below are the closing numbers for today’s stock trading.

            Dow Jones    18,288.63        +155.93          (0.86%).

            S&P 500          2,117.39          +12.89          (0.61%).

            Nasdaq            5,008.10          +44.57          (0.90%).

The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite Value (MHCV): Composite Value:  612.0 Today’s Change: -0.71%

As of approximately 4 PM ET: CNNMoney and Google Finance tell MHProNews:

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG) 217.99+1.57 (0.73%).

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A)– parent company to Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage, 21^st Mortgage Corp., and other factory built housing industry suppliers. 220,365.00  -815.00  (-0.37%).

Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG)  26.00  +0.15 (0.58%).

Cavco Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVCO) 72.67 +1.01 (1.41%).

Deer Valley Corporation (OTCMKTS:DVLY) 0.700  +0.150 (27.27% Feb. 18).

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE:ELS) 54.45  +0.58 (1.08%).

Killam Properties Inc. (TSE:KMP) 10.97 +0.09 (0.83%).

Liberty Homes, Inc. (OTCMKTS:LIBHA) 0.0500  0.0000 (0.00% Feb. 10).

Nobility Homes Inc. (OTCMKTS:NOBH) 10.00 +0.15 (1.52% Feb. 26).

Skyline Corporation (NYSEMKT:SKY) 3.46 -0.15 (-4.16%).

Sun Communities Inc. (NYSE:SUI)  67.49  -0.10 (-0.15%).

Third Avenue Value Fund Institutional Class (OTCMKTS:TAVFX)57.92+0.20(0.35% March 2).

UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH)9.58 +0.12 (1.27%).

Universal Forest Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFPI) 54.34 +0.29 (0.54%).

(Graphic credit: CNNMoney)

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