Hot property: 800 Maplehurst Lane, Monkton

There’s room for more than a dozen additional guests to sit at the bricked-in patio or on the wooden, second-floor deck. The exterior of this brick-front colonial features two dormer windows, while the interior contains a family room with skylights and a fireplace surrounded by a floor-to-ceiling brick wall, hardwood floors and dining room doors that close for formal meals. (Monument Sotheby's International Realty)