Orange, VA

Many of you know I have a couple of dogs and one is a Border Collie. I love dogs and I am amazed at how smart they are.

On Oct 4-5 at Montpelier (Orange County, Virginia) is the:

Fall Fiber Festival & Montpelier Sheep Dog Trials!

This event shows off weavers, spinners, artisans and crafters! There are several breeds of sheep and goats. But the fun to me is when the "border collies" show off their herding skills!

Come by for the fun, if you see me please stop by and say hello!

Montpelier is the home of James and Dolly Madison and is so large an estate; there is a race track in the front yard!!!

You can also take a tour of Montpelier with its fine elegant furnishings. There has been a major remodel of this fine Estate and I for one want to see it! The garden tour is a must see!

Open 10am-5pm on Saturday and 10am-4pm on Sunday

See http://www.fallfiberfestival.org/

While in the area, call me to see some of Virginia's fine properties. Here is a c1820 Farm just around the corner!

Happy 2008, Let's hope it's a good one. I feel in general that we may be seeing some light at end of a long stretch. Holidays keep me from posting November 07 numbers, I'll have December's numbers very soon.

57 new listings in Orange County in November

23 houses went under contract in November

27 houses sold in November, as opposed to 41 in Nov 2006

The average days on market 169, in Nov 2006 it was 127

As of November 30 2007, there are 537 houses for sale in Orange County, if 27 sell each month it's plain to see that we have an extremely large inventory of homes. I'll keep you updated.