Brunell's five bedroom, $3.7 million manse in Great Falls.

Last Thursday we posted pictures of seven houses that were bought in 2008 and asked readers to match them with the names of their new, well-known owners.

Two of you guessed correctly that former Redskins QB Mark Brunell and Wizards big man Andray Blatche bought G and F, the newest-looking houses of the bunch.  Here are the rest of the answers:

Cate Edwards bought close to where her parents—former senator John Edwards and wife Elizabeth—lived. They sold their Georgetown home in 2006 for $5.2 million.

Buyer: Harvard law student Cate Edwards.
Famous dad: Former presidential hopeful John Edwards.
Price: $1.3 million.
Neighborhood: Georgetown.
Amenities: Two bedrooms, five baths.
Edwards’s parents sold a mansion around the corner for $5.2 million in 2006.

Buyer: Kara Kennedy.
Famous dad: Ted Kennedy.
Price: $840,000.
Neighborhood: Wood Acres in Bethesda.
Amenities: Three bedrooms, three baths.

Buyer: Racecar driver and documentary filmmaker John W. Warner IV.
Famous dad: Former Virginia senator John Warner.
Price: $2.3 million.
Neighborhood: Georgetown.
Amenities: Four bedrooms, five baths, third-level deck, and rear garden.
 

Below are pictures of seven houses that were bought in 2008, each by one of the following big-name Washingtonians:

• Mark Brunell, former Redskins starting QB, now a backup with the New Orleans Saints
• Democratic operative Doug Sosnick
• DC schools chief Michelle Rhee
• Restauranteur Christianne Ricchi
• Wizards big man Andray Blatche
• Legal scholar Viet Dinh and his wife, lobbyist Jennifer Ashworth Dinh
• Georgetown star prof Michael Eric Dyson

We'll post the answers next Thursday—leave your guesses in the comments.

Where Paulson sleeps (when he can sleep)

At its simplest level, the economic crisis can be traced to the buying and selling of homes. And the major players in the drama—whether they're blamed for the mess or charged with cleaning it up—all return at the end of the day to their own houses.

Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson lives in this Massachusetts Avenue Heights mansion, which is assessed for $3.9 million. Click here to see the homes of more bailout newsmakers, including Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke and his predecessor Alan Greenspan.   

Where: 2540 Zulla Road, The Plains, Virginia
List Price: $17,500,000
Time on the Market: One month
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 4

This week, we feature Grasslands, a 510-acre working farm in Middleburg. The main house, built in 1830, is a two-story Federal with hardwood floors and a fireplace. The sunroom’s two-story windows let in lots of sunlight and show off breathtaking views: a stone cottage, barns, a pond, and the Blue Ridge Mountains in the distance.

For more photos, click here.

Where: 175 Chain Bridge Road, McLean
Listing Price: $7,175,000
Time on the Market: 2 ½ months
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 4

This contemporary home was  built in 1951 and remodeled in 2005. It sits on more than two acres and has views of Chain Bridge and the Potomac River. The main living space is all on one floor. Skylights in the kitchen, breakfast area, and family room, and floor-to-ceiling windows in the living and dining rooms let in lots of natural light. The coolest part about this house is its backyard, which has a koi pond, patio, pool, tennis court, and a 200-foot drop-off down to the Potomac River.             

For more photos, click here.