Southfield-based Sun, which owns and operates manufacturedhousing communities, says FFO decreased from $17.3 million in thesecond quarter 2003 to a loss of $42.3 million in the secondquarter 2004. The second quarter results reflect a charge of $51.6million for prepayment costs, fees and related expenses and $5.6million of deferred financing costs associated with the repurchaseof $345 million of unsecured debt. Second quarter 2004 FFOexcluding these one-time costs were $14.9 million or $0.70 pershare and net income of $9.3 million or $0.50 per share.

For 108 communities owned throughout both years, total revenuesincreased 3.5% for the first six months of 2004 and expensesincreased 2.4%, resulting in an increase in net operating income of4.0%. Same property occupancy in the manufactured housing sitesdecreased from 89.3% on March 31, to 89.1% on June 30.

Sun reports various property acquisitions, worth a total of $164million, are in advanced stages of negotiation at a weightedaverage capitalization rate of approximately 7.5%. It offered notimetable on when those acquisitions might be executed.