Spotsylvania, VA

Winter hasn't hit us yet and already I'm thinking of spring and summer at Lake Anna. We have only had a couple of wintry days when the weather has been down in the 40's. Other than that we have had unseasonably warm days, many of them sunny ones. We really have nothing to complain about...unless you like to freeze, and yet I find myself thinking spring is right around the corner.

It seems like it will only be days from now when I'll be passing by the vineyards where Lake Anna Winery grows the grapes for the award winning wine produced there. The seasons come and go so swiftly and our next one will be here before we know it. Meanwhile I'm ready for winter if and when it decides to show up at Lake Anna.

Even though winter is fast approaching, at least the official beginning, we are still experiencing some really lovely weather at Lake Anna. It was a little bit crisp today but the bright sunshine warmed us up. On days like this its nice enough to be out on the lake. Although I was too busy to do that it made me think of the times that I am fortunate enough to take a spin up lake.

For those of you that don't live at Lake Anna here's a taste of what it is like during a good part of the year. I love taking a ride with my husband as he pilots the boat and I sit back taking photo after photo. It is especially enjoyable when we pass by other folks that are also having a good time.

Some of the shoreline improvements can accommodate a very large crowd and yet are just right for a small gathering. This is one of those that provides lots of places to enjoy both sunshine and shade.

A day spent out on Lake Anna supplies me with plenty of memories, and photos, to get me though even the coldest of winter days.

Land sales generally lag well behind home sales and this period has been no different. As long as resale homes are considered, and rightly so, a good buy purchasers will tend to choose that over selecting land and than going through the building process.

However, there are always those that have a specific type of home that they desire and realize the best way to achieve it is to build. There are also those that decide to buy land, pay it off, and then proceed to build.

We have experienced a very large reduction in the prices of water access land...land that is not waterfront but is located within a waterfront community. Fortunately waterfront lots have retained their value much better. Of course that is largely because there is so much less of it.

The listings that show numbers in the Waterfrontage column are those with actual waterfront. As can be seen, those that are waterfront command a higher price. However, pricing waterfront land requires other consideration as well as the amount of shoreline. It is also dependent on the view as well as the depth of the water.

It is also important to note that Days on the Market (DOMM) is not always the actual number of days that the land has been for sale. Often, with houses as well as land, when sellers change agents the listing is enter into the system again and the number of days on the market might start over at zero. If the time between listings is 90 days or greater that will always be true.

*Information provided by Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. (MRIS)