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The Amherst model at Greene Mill Preserve has a center-island kitchen with a breakfast area. It has more than 3,100 finished square feet and can be expanded with a finished lower level and a three-car garage with a bonus room above.
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The Federal-style town home at 213 1/2 S. Fayette St. in Old Town Alexandria is on the market for $619,000.
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STEPHEN DINAN/THE WASHINGTON TIMES A waitress at Blow-Fly Inn in Gulfport, Miss., takes orders from two members of the "Spending Caravan." The group is traveling along the coast from Bay St. Louis, Miss., to Panama City, Fla., with the sole purpose of spending money to garner attention for the region's businesses.
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This photo taken Sept. 22, 2010, shows a Cisco UCS B440 M1 High-Performance Blade Server at a conference in San Francisco. Cisco Systems Inc. said Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, that its earnings for the latest quarter climbed 8 percent from last year, providing fresh evidence that business spending on technology continues to recover from the recession. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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Rep. Dan Rostenkowski of Illinois, testified Aug. 19, 1968 before the Democratic Platform Committee during hearings in Washington. (AP Photo)
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Treasury Secretary James Baker III, left, shares a light moment with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski of Illinois on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1987. Baker told the committee that the U.S. trade deficit appears to be leveling off under pressure from a declining dollar and indicated that further falls in the dollar against the Japanese yen may not be desirable. (AP Photo/John Duricka)
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Trader Peter Tuchman (right) watches the numbers as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE - In this May 21, 2010 file photo, Connecticut Republican Senate Linda McMahon, right, and family members wait as delegate vote totals are tallied in Hartford, Conn. In the midst of one of the worst recessions in decades, a host of former corporate titans are spending millions in the quest for elective office, using their big bankrolls to push past the political machinery and overcome their own lack of experience.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon listens to an address by President Obama in Washington in March.
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A press conference sponsored by Alaska Senators Ted Stevens and Lisa Murkowski was held in support of opening ANWR, the Alaska National Wildlife Reserve, to oil drilling, in the Senate in Congress in Washington DC, on Friday, October 28, 2005. ( Roey Yohai / The Washington Times )
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FILE - In this file photo made March 3, 2010, Hewlett-Packard Company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd speaks during an appearance in Conway, Ark. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)
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** FILE ** In this June 24, 2010, photo, seafood dealer Jerri Lombas uses tongs to unpack a shipment of blue crabs at an outdoor market in New Orleans. The rich fishing grounds of the Gulf of Mexico are beginning to reopen more than three months after crude oil began gushing from the sea floor. But those who harvest, process and sell the catch face a new crisis -- convincing wary consumers it's not only delicious, but also safe. (AP Photo/John Flesher)
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** FILE ** Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd speaks during an appearance in Conway, Ark., in March 2010. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)
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FILE - In this file photograph taken July 7, 2010, Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard Inc., arrives at the annual Allen & Co. Media summit in Sun Valley, Idaho. Activision Blizzard Inc. reports quarterly financial earnings Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, after the market close. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, file)
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FILE - This file photo made March 7, 2010, shows a Cablevision sign in New York. Cablevision Systems Corp. said Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, said its second-quarter profit fell sharply as a hefty loss related to paying down debt helped offset revenue gains as more people signed up for its video, Internet and phone services. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2009 file photo, a Time Warner Cable truck is parked in New York. Time Warner Cable Inc., the country's second-largest cable company said Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, it lost more video subscribers in the latest quarter than it ever has before, (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
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FILE - In this May 7, 2008 file photo, a show attendee leaves the AOL booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Internet company AOL said Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, a $1.4 billion accounting charge pushed the company to a $1 billion-plus net loss in the second quarter. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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Graphic compares the BP oil spill with other sources of oil in the Gulf of Mexico, such as natural seepage and leaks
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, second from right, speaks about the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. Joining him, from left are, Social Security Administration Commissioner Michael J. Astrue, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Laura Price, manager at Under Armour located at Prime Outlets in Gulfport, Miss., checks out a customer on Friday, July 30 2010. Mississippi's second annual sales tax holiday brought shoppers to Prime Outlets for extra savings. The same thing is expected to happen this weekend in Virginia. (AP Photo/The Sun Herald, Amanda McCoy)
