EXHIBIT 10(f)


                             WASHINGTON HOMES, INC.,
                             a Maryland corporation

                          THE SOUTHAMPTON CORPORATION,
                             a Maryland corporation

                       WASHINGTON HOMES, INC. OF VIRGINIA,
                             a Virginia corporation

                            DESIGNED CONTRACTS, INC.
                             a Maryland corporation

                            HOUSING-HOME SALES, INC.
                             a Maryland corporation

                        WH PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     POTOMAC KNOLLS A.l LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     POTOMAC KNOLLS A.3 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     POTOMAC KNOLLS B.l LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     POTOMAC KNOLLS B.2 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     POTOMAC KNOLLS B.3 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     POTOMAC KNOLLS B.4 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     POTOMAC KNOLLS D.1 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     POTOMAC KNOLLS D.4 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     POTOMAC KNOLLS E.1 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     POTOMAC KNOLLS E.4 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                    CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY (PARK PLACE), INC.,
                             a Maryland corporation
                   CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY (TRUMAN DRIVE), INC.,
                             a Maryland corporation
                  CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY (BOWIE NEW TOWN), INC.,
                             a Maryland corporation
                    CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY (QUAIL RUN), INC.,
                             a Maryland corporation
                    CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY (LARGO TOWN), INC.,
                             a Maryland corporation
                      WESTMINSTER HOMES (CHARLOTTE), INC.,
                          a North Carolina corporation
                            WESTMINSTER HOMES, INC.,
                          a North Carolina corporation

             $15,000,000 REVOLVING ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT LOAN

                      $3,000,000 LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY

                                SECOND AMENDMENT
                                       to
                       AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT
                          Dated as of January 11, 1994
                                      with
                      FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK OF MARYLAND




                               SECOND AMENDMENT TO
                       AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT
              (hereinafter called the "Capital Area Loan Agreement"

          SECOND  AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT (this "Second
Amendment")  dated as of  February 1, 1996  between  those  entities  comprising
Borrower  ("Borrower")  (as  that  term is  defined  in  Section  1 of the  Loan
Agreement)  and FIRST UNION  NATIONAL BANK OF MARYLAND (the "Bank"),  in its own
right,  and as successor  in interest to FIRST AMERICAN BANK OF MARYLAND ("First
American").  [The Amended and Restated Loan  Agreement,  as amended from time to
time will be hereafter referred to as the "Capital Area Loan Agreement".]

          WHEREAS,  the Bank and Borrower  entered into that certain Amended and
Restated  Loan  Agreement  dated as of January 11, 1994 as amended  from time to
time ("Loan Agreement") under the terms of which the Bank agreed to lend and the
Borrower  agreed to borrow a certain  Revolving  Loan in the  amount of  Fifteen
Million  Dollars  ($15,000,000),  to provide a Letter of Credit  Facility in the
amount  of up to  Two  Million  Dollars  ($2,000,000)  and  to  borrow  up to an
additional Four Million Dollars  ($4,000,000) under the Term Loan, all under the
terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement. [All capitalized terms not
defined herein are defined in the Loan Agreement.]

          WHEREAS,  the Loan Agreement was amended by a certain First  Amendment
to Amended and  Restated  Loan  Agreement  dated as of December 15, 1994 ("First
Amendment").

          WHEREAS, the Term Loan has been paid in full.

          WHEREAS,  the entities which comprise  Borrower and the Bank desire to
amend the Loan Agreement.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual promises
set forth  herein,  the execution  and delivery by the entities  which  comprise
Borrower to the Bank of the Loan Documents (hereinafter defined), and the Bank's
acceptance thereof, and for other good and valuable  consideration,  the receipt
and  adequacy  of which are hereby  acknowledged  by all  parties,  the  parties
hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

          I. The recitals set forth herein above are hereby  incorporated herein
by this  reference  with the same force and effect as if fully  hereinafter  set
forth.

          II. Nothing in the provisions of the Capital Area Loan Agreement shall
be deemed in any way to affect the  priority of the  Maryland  Deed of Trust the
Virginia Deed of Trust or the North  Carolina Deed of Trust over any other lien,
charge, encumbrance, or conveyance, or to release or change the liability of any
person who

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is now or hereafter  primarily or secondarily  liable under or on account of the
Note given to secure the Loan.

         III. The entities which comprise Borrower hereby represent, warrant and
agree that as of the date hereof,  the Loan  Agreement,  as amended hereby (also
identified  herein as the  Capital  Area Loan  Agreement),  is in full force and
effect,  valid,  binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms,  and that
there  exists no  default  by the Bank nor any  defense  to  payment  of amounts
payable--pursuant  to the Capital Area Loan  Agreement.  Except as  specifically
amended hereby, all terms of the Loan Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect.

         IV. Neither the Loan Agreement nor this amendment, nor any predecessor.
agreement,  nor anything  contained  herein nor therein  shall be construed as a
substitution  or novation of the  indebtedness  to the Bank owed by the entities
which comprise Borrower,  which shall remain in full force and effect, as hereby
confirmed and amended.

         V. In  addition  to any other  costs for which  Borrower  may be liable
under the terms of the Loan  Agreement,  the entities  which  comprise  Borrower
shall pay all costs and  expenses  incurred by the Bank in  connection  with the
execution and delivery of this First Amendment and the Loan Documents, including
without limitation,  the reasonable fees and expenses of the Bank's counsel, the
costs of appraisals,  surveys,  title charges,  transfer and recording  costs or
taxes, and any mortgage or similar taxes.

         VI. The terms and provisions of the  Loan Agreement are hereby
amended as follows:

          A.   Definitions

The following  definitions  are  substituted  for the definitions for such terms
appearing in Section 1 of the Loan Agreement.  The balance of the definitions in
Section 1 of the Loan Agreement are not changed:

               "Borrower"  shall  mean  WASHINGTON   HOMES,   INC.,  A  MARYLAND
CORPORATION;  WESTMINSTER  HOMES,  INC.  (FORMERLY KNOWN AS WESTMINSTER HOMES OF
NORTH   CAROLINA,   INC.),  A  NORTH  CAROLINA   CORPORATION;   THE  SOUTHAMPTON
CORPORATION,  A MARYLAND  CORPORATION;  WASHINGTON  HOMES,  INC. OF VIRGINIA,  A
VIRGINIA  CORPORATION;   DESIGNED  CONTRACTS,   INC.,  A  MARYLAND  CORPORATION,
HOUSING-HOME  SALES,  INC.,  A  MARYLAND  CORPORATION,   WH  PROPERTIES  LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP; POTOMAC KNOLLS A.l LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (for itself and as successor
by merger to Potomac Knolls A.2 Limited Partnership,  Potomac Knolls B.5 Limited
Partnership,  Potomac Knolls D.2 Limited Partnership, Potomac Knolls D.3 Limited
Partnership,  Potomac Knolls D.5 Limited Partnership, Potomac Knolls E.2 Limited
Partnership,  Potomac Knolls E.3 Limited Partnership, Potomac Knolls E.5 Limited

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Partnership;  POTOMAC  KNOLLS  A.3  LIMITED  PARTNERSHIP;  POTOMAC  KNOLLS B.1
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP;  POTOMAC KNOLLS B.2 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; POTOMAC KNOLLS B.3
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP;  POTOMAC KNOLLS B.4 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; POTOMAC KNOLLS
D.1 LIMITED  PARTNERSHIP;  POTOMAC  KNOLLS D.4  LIMITED  PARTNERSHIP;  POTOMAC
KNOLLS  E.1 LIMITED  PARTNERSHIP;  POTOMAC  KNOLLS  E.4  LIMITED  PARTNERSHIP;
CONDOMINIUM  COMMUNITY (PARK PLACE), INC., A MARYLAND  CORPORATION;  CONDOMINIUM
COMMUNITY (TRUMAN DRIVE), INC., A MARYLAND  CORPORATION;  CONDOMINIUM  COMMUNITY
(BOWIE NEW TOWN),  INC., A MARYLAND  CORPORATION;  CONDOMINIUM  COMMUNITY (QUAIL
RUN), INC., A MARYLAND CORPORATION;  CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY (LARGO TOWN), INC., A
MARYLAND CORPORATION; AND WESTMINSTER HOMES (CHARLOTTE),  INC., A NORTH CAROLINA
CORPORATION, and any entity which was a Borrower under the Loan Agreement before
this Amendment which entity remains in existence as of the date hereof,  even if
not named herein.

               "Revolving  Loan Fee" shall mean, as to the Revolving  Loan,  one
and fifteen one hundredths  percent (1.15%) of the maximum amount made available
by the  Bank  under  such  facility,  payable  on the date of  execution  of the
Amendment to Loan  Agreement,  and, if the Revolving Loan is extended beyond its
maturity date of October 31, 1997 and if  the Revolving  Loan Fee is not changed
by the Bank as a condition of such extension or extensions,  one and fifteen one
hundredths  percent  (1.15%) of the maximum  amount made  available  by the Bank
under such facility and on each bi-annual  anniversary of that date, if the Bank
has extended the Revolving  Loan for two years,  or .575% of the maximum  amount
made  available  by the Bank under such  facility,  if the Bank has extended the
Revolving Loan for only one year beyond the payment date."

               "Westminster Loan" shall mean that certain $10,000,000  revolving
loan facility from the Bank to Borrower.

          B.   The Loans

               2.01  Revolving Loan.

               The following  sections are substituted for sections 2.01 (b) and
2.01 (e) and Section 2.01 (f) (xiii) will be added.  The balance of Section 2.01
is not changed:

               "(b) Consolidated  Note. The Revolving Loan shall be evidenced by
a promissory note made by the Borrower  ("Consolidated Note"),  substantially in
the form of Exhibit "E" hereto,  payable to the order of the Bank and  otherwise
duly  completed  and  executed.  The  Consolidated  Note has been  modified  and
restated  to  reflect  new  payment  terms,  but the  parties  agree  that  this
modification will not constitute a novation of the Consolidated Note."

               "(e) Limitation on Advances.


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               (4) The  amounts  outstanding  under the  Revolving  Loan and the
Westminster  Loan  from time to time,  in  respect  of Units  that have not been
Pre-Sold,  including advances made from time to time under such Loans, shall not
exceed, in the aggregate, $6,000,000.

          C.   Expenses. Etc.  Section 9.03 of the Loan Agreement is
amended by adding the following language:

               "Notwithstanding  the  forgoing so long as neither the  Revolving
Loan or the  Westminster  Loan is in Default,  Borrower shall not be required to
pay the legal fees  incurred  by the Bank in the routine  administration  of the
Loan including  adding or releasing  Collateral from the lien of a Deed of Trust
serving such Loans.

          D.   Pull Force and Effect.   Except  as expressly amended hereby, all
provisions of  the Loan  Agreement  will  remain in  full force  and  effect  in
accordance with their terms.










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               IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto have caused this Second
Amendment  to  Amended  and  Restated  Loan   Agreement  to  be  duly  executed,
acknowledged and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

ATTEST:                                    WASHINGTON HOMES, INC.,
                                           a Maryland corporation


/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                           /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------         By ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                               Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Assistant Secretary                           President

[Corporate Seal]





ATTEST:                                    WASHINGTON HOMES, INC., OF VIRGINIA,
                                           a Virginia corporation


/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                           /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------         By ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                               Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                     President

[Corporate Seal]





ATTEST:                                    WESTMINSTER HOMES (CHARLOTTE), INC.,
                                           a North Carolina corporation


/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                           /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------         By ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                               Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                     President

[Corporate Seal]




ATTEST:                                    WESTMINSTER HOMES, INC., (FORMERLY
                                           WESTMINSTER HOMES OF NORTH CAROLINA,
                                           INC.), a North Carolina corporation


/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                           /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------         By ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                               Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Assistant Secretary                           President

[Corporate Seal]



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ATTEST:                                    THE SOUTHHAMPTON CORPORATION,
                                           a Maryland corporation


/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                           /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------         By ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                               Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                     President

[Corporate Seal]




ATTEST:                                    DESIGNED CONTRACTS, INC.,
                                           a Maryland corporation


/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                           /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------         By ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                               Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                     President

[Corporate Seal]




ATTEST:                                    HOUSING-HOME SALES, INC.,
                                           a Maryland corporation


/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                           /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------         By ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                               Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                     President

[Corporate Seal]




                                           WH PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

ATTEST:                                    By: WH Properties, Inc., a Maryland
                                               corporation, general partner

/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                           /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------         By ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                               Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                     President

[Corporate Seal]




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                                          POTOMAC KNOLLS A.1 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

ATTEST:                                   By: WH Properties, Inc., a Maryland
                                              corporation, general partner

/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                           /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------        By  ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                               Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                     President

[Corporate Seal]





                                          POTOMAC KNOLLS A.3 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

ATTEST:                                   By: WH Properties, Inc., a Maryland
                                              corporation, general partner

/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                           /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------        By  ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                               Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                     President

[Corporate Seal]





                                          POTOMAC KNOLLS B.1 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

ATTEST:                                   By: WH Properties, Inc., a Maryland
                                              corporation, general partner

/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                           /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------        By  ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                               Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                     President

[Corporate Seal]


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                                          POTOMAC KNOLLS B.2 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

ATTEST:                                   By: WH Properties, Inc., a Maryland
                                              corporation, general partner

/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                           /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------        By  ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                               Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                     President

[Corporate Seal]





                                          POTOMAC KNOLLS B.3 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

ATTEST:                                   By: WH Properties, Inc., a Maryland
                                              corporation, general partner

/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                           /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------        By  ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                               Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                     President

[Corporate Seal]





                                          POTOMAC KNOLLS B.4 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

ATTEST:                                   By: WH Properties, Inc., a Maryland
                                              corporation, general partner

/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                           /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------        By  ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                               Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                     President

[Corporate Seal]





                                          POTOMAC KNOLLS D.1 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

ATTEST:                                   By: WH Properties, Inc., a Maryland
                                              corporation, general partner

/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                           /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------        By  ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                               Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                     President

[Corporate Seal]


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                                        POTOMAC KNOLLS D.4 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

ATTEST:                                 By: WH Properties, Inc., a Maryland
                                            corporation, general partner

/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                         /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------      By  ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                             Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                   President

[Corporate Seal]





                                        POTOMAC KNOLLS E.1 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

ATTEST:                                 By: WH Properties, Inc., a Maryland
                                            corporation, general partner

/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                         /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------      By  ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                             Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                   President

[Corporate Seal]





                                        POTOMAC KNOLLS E.4 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

ATTEST:                                 By: WH Properties, Inc., a Maryland
                                            corporation, general partner

/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                         /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------      By  ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                             Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                   President

[Corporate Seal]





                                        CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY (PARK PLACE), INC.
                                        a Maryland corporation

ATTEST:

/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                         /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------      By  ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                             Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                   President

[Corporate Seal]


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                                        CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY (TRUMAN DRIVE),
                                        INC., a Maryland corporation

ATTEST:

/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                         /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------      By  ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                             Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                   President

[Corporate Seal]





                                        CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY (BOWIE NEW TOWN),
                                        INC., a Maryland corporation

ATTEST:

/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                         /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------      By  ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                             Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                   President

[Corporate Seal]





                                        CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY (QUAIL RUN), INC.
                                        a Maryland corporation

ATTEST:

/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                         /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------      By  ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                             Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                   President

[Corporate Seal]





                                        CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY (LARGO TOWN), INC.
                                        a Maryland corporation

ATTEST:

/s/ THOMAS CONNELLY                         /s/ GEATON A. DECESARIS, JR.
- ----------------------------------      By  ----------------------------------
Thomas Connelly                             Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr.
Secretary                                   President

[Corporate Seal]


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                                          FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK OF MARYLAND

                                                 /s/ RONALD J. SANDERS
                                          By     -------------------------------
                                          Name   RONALD J. SANDERS
                                          Title  Vice President




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