CNNMoney reports that the Dow slipped back into negative territory today. The Dow closed at 11,493.57 -119.96 -1.03%, off -0.73% year to date. Headlines included Goldman Sach’s slap on robo-signing, the White House’s ‘slower jobs recovery’ statement and the IRS giving a break to those impacted by Hurricane Irene. Yahoo! Financial’s Manufactured Housing Composite index value slid -4.00% to close at 833.0. Affiliated Managers Group 84.73 -2.43 (-2.79). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance and other HUD Code home builders, lending and housing supplier parent company, Berkshire Hathaway 107,228.00 -2,541.00 (-2.31%). Cavco Industries 35.12 -1.25 (-3.44%). Champion, Deer Valley and Liberty Homes were all unchanged. Nobility Homes 7.19 -0.26 (-3.49%). Patrick 1.92 -0.09 (-4.48%). Palm Harbor Homes Inc. 0.01 +0.0030 (+42.86%). Skyline Corporation 10.29 -0.63 (-5.77%). Sun Communities 37.43 -1.11 (-2.88%). TAVFX (Aug 31) 46.59 +0.60 (+1.30%). UMH Properties 9.03 -0.21 (-2.27%). UFPI 28.28 -2.28 (-7.46%).
