What: The Grove at Arlington Ridge

Where: 2311 25th Street South, Arlington

Number of units: 190

Number sold: 115

Floorplans: One-, two-, and three-bedroom units ranging from 700 to 1,400 square feet.

Prices: One-bedroom condos start at $274,900; two-bedroom, two-baths at $354,900; and three-bedroom, two-baths at $431,900. 

In each unit: Hardwood floors in the common areas, carpeted bedrooms, and ceramic-tiled kitchens and bathrooms. Kitchens feature granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances. Each unit has nine-foot ceilings, a balcony, and a washer/dryer. All top-floor units in the four-story building come with fireplaces.   
 

The Fitz, a large condo development in Rockville, will auction off its remaining 40 units amid sluggish demand. The 221-unit project is an apartment conversion located at 501 Hungerford Drive in Rockville, about a ten-minute walk from Metro. The auction is to be held at 1pm next Saturday, February 28th at the Bethesda Marriott. The minimum bid for one-bedrooms is $159,000; for two-bedrooms $219,000. 

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Between four million and five million people are expected to descend upon DC for inauguration week. With a limited amount of hotel space, renters’ attention has largely been focused on Craigslist. It’s time to make room for one more.

Last Friday, Andre Butters, a mortgage-company owner, launched the Web site Inauguralhomes.com. By yesterday afternoon, the site—designed to connect inauguration visitors to DC-area homes—already had 120 residences listed for rent.

Butters started the site with three friends, two from Wall Street and a fellow mortgage-company owner—all Barack Obama supporters. Butters, a Bethesda resident, helped enter data and make phone calls for the Democratic nominee during the presidential campaign.

“First and foremost,” he says, “we’re Obama supporters. We saw a need for housing, and what better way to get involved than to take a leadership position?”