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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT






                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                                  June 13, 1997
                                (Date of Report)



                       EVANS WITHYCOMBE RESIDENTIAL, L.P.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                     0-22109
                              (Commission File No.)


         Maryland                                      86-0766007
(State or other jurisdiction                (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
of incorporation or organization)


         6991 East Camelback Road, Suite A200, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (602) 840-1040
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
<PAGE>
Item 5.  OTHER EVENTS

On  June  13,  1997,   Evans  Withycombe   Residential,   L.P.  (the  "Operating
Partnership")  amended its existing  Revolving Loan Agreement by and between the
Banks named herein, Bank One Arizona, N.A., as administrative agent, and Bank of
America  National Trust and Savings  Association and Wells Fargo Bank,  National
Association as co-agents and the Operating  Partnership dated September 24, 1996
to decrease the commitment amount from $225 million to $150 million and decrease
the interest rate from LIBOR plus 1.50 percent to LIBOR plus 1.15 percent.

See "Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits."

Item 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)  Exhibits
     The following exhibit is filed with this report on Form 8-K.

Exhibit No.        Description
- -----------        -----------

10.7               Modification  Agreement  dated  June  13,  1997  between  the
                   Operating Partnership and Bank One, Arizona, N.A., a national
                   banking association, as Administrative Agent.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




                                      EVANS WITHYCOMBE RESIDENTIAL, L.P.
                                      By:   Evans Withycombe Residential, Inc.
                                            its general partner




August 25, 1997                       /s/ Paul R. Fannin
- ---------------                       ---------------------------------
 (Date)                               Paul R. Fannin,
                                      Senior Vice President and
                                      Chief Financial Officer
                                       1

                             MODIFICATION AGREEMENT


DATE:                               June 13, 1997
- -----                           

PARTIES: Borrower:                  EVANS WITHYCOMBE RESIDENTIAL, L.P., a
- --------                            Delaware limited partnership

                  Administrative    BANK ONE, ARIZONA, NA,
                  Agent for the     a national banking association, as
                  Banks:            Administrative Agent


                                    RECITALS:
                                    ---------

         A. The Banks have committed to extend to Borrower  credit  ("Loans") in
the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $225,000,000.00 pursuant to that
Credit Agreement, dated as of September 24, 1996 ("Credit Agreement"), among the
Borrower,  the Banks  named  therein,  Administrative  Agent and Bank of America
National  Trust  and  Savings   Association  and  Wells  Fargo  Bank,   National
Association,  as  Co-Agents.  The Loans are  evidenced by the Notes.  The unpaid
principal  of the Loans as of June 13,  1997 is  $44,000,000.00.  All  undefined
capitalized  terms used herein  shall have the meaning  given them in the Credit
Agreement.

         B.  The  Notes,  the  Credit  Agreement,   and  all  other  agreements,
documents,  and  instruments  otherwise  relating  to the  Loans  are  sometimes
referred to individually and collectively as the "Loan Documents."

         C. An  Unconditional  Guarantee  of Payment of even date with the Notes
guaranteeing repayment of the Loans (the "Guarantee Agreement") was executed and
delivered to the Administrative Agent by Evans Withycombe  Residential,  Inc., a
Maryland corporation (hereinafter called "Guarantor").

         D. Borrower has requested that the  Administrative  Agent and the Banks
modify the Loan  Documents as provided  herein.  The Banks are willing to do so,
subject to the terms and conditions herein.

                                   AGREEMENT:
                                   ----------

         For good and valuable  consideration,  the receipt and  sufficiency  of
which are hereby acknowledged,  Borrower, the Banks and the Administrative Agent
agree as follows:

SECTION 1.  ACCURACY OF RECITALS.
            ---------------------

         Borrower acknowledges the accuracy of the Recitals.
                                       2
<PAGE>
SECTION 2.  MODIFICATION OF LOAN DOCUMENTS; OTHER AGREEMENTS.
            -------------------------------------------------

         2.1 Effective as of June 13, 1997,  except as otherwise  provided,  the
Credit  Agreement is hereby  restated in its entirety,  without  modification or
amendment except as follows:

                  2.1.1 The following  definitions  in Section 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement are hereby amended to read as follows:

                           "Adjusted Asset Value" of a Person shall mean, on any
         date of  determination,  such Person's  EBITDA  divided by 9.0%,  where
         EBITDA  shall be based on (i) with respect to any Project with at least
         four quarters of  operations  by the Borrower as a Stabilized  Project,
         the most recent four quarter results,  (ii) with respect to any Project
         with  less  than four  quarters  of  operations  by the  Borrower  as a
         Stabilized  Project,  the  results  from the first  date on which  such
         Project  became a  Stabilized  Project  to such date of  determination,
         annualized,  and (iii) with  respect  to any  Project  acquired  by the
         Borrower  during  the  most  recent  four  quarters,   the  results  of
         operations from the date such Project was acquired by the Borrower (or,
         if,  later,  the first date on which such  Project  became a Stabilized
         Project)  to such date of  determination,  annualized.  EBITDA may also
         include the  operating  results of up to two Projects that are Exchange
         Assets  whose  Aggregate  Value does not exceed  $30,000,000.00,  where
         "Aggregate  Value" shall mean the value of such Projects  calculated in
         accordance  with the definition of Aggregate  Value,  disregarding  for
         this purpose the requirement that the Projects be Unencumbered Assets.

                           "Applicable Margin" shall mean on any date commencing
         on or after the  Modification  Date, with respect to Eurodollar  Loans,
         the  applicable   spreads  set  forth  below  based  upon  the  ratings
         applicable  on such date to the  Borrower's  or the  General  Partner's
         Index Debt from at least two of the Rating Agencies, one of which shall
         be S&P or  Moody's,  or if no  Index  Debt  is  then  outstanding,  the
         indicative  ratings  established by the respective  rating  agencies in
         respect of the Borrower or the General  Partner on its notional  senior
         unsecured long-term indebtedness:

                                                                  Eurodollar
                                                                  Loan Spread
                                                                  (basis points)
         CATEGORY 1
         ----------

                  Rating
                  ------
                  A- or above by S&P                                   80 b.p.
                  A3 or above by Moody's
                  Equivalent by another Rating Agency
                                      -3-
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         CATEGORY 2
         ----------

                  Rating
                  ------
                  BBB+ by S&P or above                                 90 b.p.
                  Baa1 by Moody's or above
                  Equivalent by another Rating Agency

         CATEGORY 3
         ----------

                  Rating
                  ------
                  BBB by S&P or above                                 100 b.p.
                  Baa2 by Moody's or above
                  Equivalent by another Rating Agency

         CATEGORY 4
         ----------

                  Rating
                  ------
                  BBB- by S&P or above                                115 b.p.
                  Baa3 by Moody's or above
                  Equivalent by another Rating Agency

         CATEGORY 5
         ----------

                  Rating
                  ------
                  BB+ or below by S&P or not rated                    125 b.p.
                  Ba1 or below by Moody's or not rated
                  Equivalent by another Rating Agency

         For  purposes of the  foregoing,  (i) unless the ratings for Index Debt
         established  or  deemed  to have  been  established  by the two  Rating
         Agencies  with the  highest  such  ratings,  one which  shall be S&P or
         Moody's,  shall fall within a single  Category,  the Applicable  Margin
         shall be determined  by reference to the lower  rating;  (ii) if no two
         Rating  Agencies  shall  have in  effect a  rating  for  Index  Debt or
         established  an  indicative  rating in respect of the  Borrower  or the
         General   Partner   or  its   notional   senior   unsecured   long-term
         indebtedness,  then  the  Applicable  Margin  shall  be  determined  by
         reference  to  Category  5; and  (iii) if any  rating  for  Index  Debt
         established or deemed to have been established by a Rating Agency shall
         be changed  (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of
         such Rating  Agency),  such change shall be effective as of the date on
         which it is first  announced  by the  applicable  rating  agency.  Each
         change  in  the  Applicable   Margin  shall  apply  during  the  period
         commencing on the effective  date of such change and ending on the date
         immediately  preceding the effective  date of the next such change.  If
         the rating  system of a Rating  Agency  shall  change,  or if no Rating
         Agency  shall  any  longer  have in effect a rating  for Index  Debt or
                                      -4-
<PAGE>
         established  an  indicative  rating in respect of the  Borrower  or the
         General   Partner   or  its   notional   senior   unsecured   long-term
         indebtedness,  and  clause  (ii)  above  shall not be  applicable,  the
         Borrower and the Banks, acting through the Administrative  Agent, shall
         negotiate in good faith to amend the references to specific  ratings in
         this   definition  to  reflect  such  changed   rating  system  or  the
         non-availability of ratings from such rating agency.

                             "Fee  Letter"  shall  mean  that  letter  agreement
         between  the  Borrower  and BOAZ as the  Administrative  Agent  and the
         Issuing Bank,  as it may be amended from time to time,  with respect to
         the payment of Administration Fees hereunder.

                             "Gross  Asset Value" of a Person shall mean the sum
         of such Person's Adjusted Asset Value as hereinafter adjusted, cash and
         cash  equivalents,  the book value of  construction in process and land
         held for development, excluding without limitation restricted cash, but
         including  any  cash or cash  equivalents  that  are  Exchange  Assets;
         provided that for purposes of calculating  Gross Asset Value,  Adjusted
         Asset  Value shall not include any  positive  EBITDA  generated  by any
         construction in process.

                             "Maximum Commitment" shall mean $150,000,000.00.

                  2.1.2 The  definition  of  Aggregate  Value in Section  1.1 is
hereby amended by the addition of the following at the end of the definition:

                  provided, further, however, that:

                             (i) not more than two Unencumbered  Assets that are
         Exchange Assets may be included above; and

                             (ii)  the  amount  of  Aggregate   Value  based  on
         Exchange Assets may not exceed $30,000,000.00.

                  2.1.3 Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
the addition of the following definitions:

                             "Credit  Balance"  shall  mean at any time the then
         outstanding  aggregate principal balance of all Loans made by all Banks
         plus the Letter of Credit Balance.

                             "Exchange  Asset"  shall mean  either  cash or cash
         equivalents  or a Project  held by a trustee  or escrow  agent  under a
         Qualified  Agreement.  A "Qualified  Agreement" shall mean an agreement
         with customary  terms and provisions for purposes of  accomplishing  an
         exchange  qualifying  under  Code  
                                      -5-
<PAGE>
         Section  1031 with respect to which either (i) Borrower or an Affiliate
         of the Borrower  shall be the sole  beneficiary of the trust or escrow,
         or (ii) shall not have been  disapproved  by the Required  Banks within
         five (5) Business Days of their receipt thereof.

                             "Issuing Bank" shall mean the Administrative Agent.

                             "Letter  of  Credit"  shall mean a letter of credit
         issued by the Issuing Bank for the account of the Borrower  pursuant to
         Article II.

                             "Letter of Credit  Balance"  shall mean at any time
         the sum of (a) the  aggregate  undrawn  amount of all Letters of Credit
         outstanding  at such time plus (b) the aggregate  amount which has been
         drawn under  Letters of Credit,  but for which the Issuing  Bank or the
         Banks, as the case may be, have not been reimbursed by the Borrower.

                             "Letter  of  Credit  Disbursement"  shall  mean any
         payment or disbursement made by the Issuing Bank under or pursuant to a
         Letter of Credit.

                             "Letter  of  Credit  Maximum  Balance"  shall  mean
         $50,000,000.00.

                             "Modification Date" shall mean June 13, 1997.

                  2.1.4 Section 2.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to
read as follows:

                             Section  2.1 . Subject to the terms and  conditions
         herein set forth, each Bank agrees,  severally and not jointly, to make
         Loans to the  Borrower,  at any time and from time to time on and after
         the date hereof and until the Maturity Date, in an aggregate  principal
         amount at any time  outstanding  not to exceed such Bank's  Commitment,
         subject,  however,  to the conditions that (a) at no time shall (i) the
         Credit  Balance  exceed (ii) the lesser of the Available  Commitment or
         the Total  Commitment  and (b) at all times the  outstanding  aggregate
         principal amount of all Loans made by each Bank shall equal the product
         of (i) the  percentage  which its  Commitment  represents  of the Total
         Commitment times (ii) the outstanding aggregate principal amount of all
         Loans. Each Bank's Commitment is set forth opposite its respective name
         in Schedule  2.1.  Such  Commitments  may be terminated or reduced from
         time to time pursuant to Sections 2.10 and 2.20.

                             Within  the  foregoing  limits,  the  Borrower  may
         borrow,  pay or prepay and  reborrow  hereunder,  on and after the date
         hereof and prior to the Maturity Date, subject to the terms, conditions
         and limitations set forth herein.
                                      -6-
<PAGE>
                  2.1.5 Section 2.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to
read as follows:

                             SECTION  2.3  Notice  of  Borrowings.  In  order to
         request a  Borrowing,  the  Borrower  shall give to the  Administrative
         Agent  written  or  telecopy  notice  (or  telephone   notice  promptly
         confirmed  in writing  or by  telecopy  in the form of Exhibit  "A") (a
         "Borrowing Notice") (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Loan Borrowing, not
         later  than 9:30 a.m.,  Arizona  time,  three  Business  Days  before a
         proposed  Borrowing,  and (b) in the case of a Variable Loan Borrowing,
         not later than 9:30 a.m.,  Arizona  time,  two  Business  Days before a
         proposed Borrowing.  Such notice shall be irrevocable and shall in each
         case (i)  specify  whether  any Loan then  being  requested  is to be a
         Eurodollar  Loan or a  Variable  Loan;  (ii)  specify  the date of such
         Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and the amount thereof; (iii)
         if any Loan is to be a Eurodollar  Loan,  specify the  Interest  Period
         with respect thereto; and (iv) certify that, after giving effect to the
         Borrowing,  to the knowledge of Borrower,  the Credit  Balance will not
         exceed the Available Commitment.  If no election as to the Type of Loan
         is  specified in any such notice,  then the  requested  Loan shall be a
         Variable  Loan.  If no Interest  Period with respect to any  Eurodollar
         Loan is specified in any such notice, then the Borrower shall be deemed
         to have selected an Interest Period of one month's duration.

                  2.1.6 Section 2.4 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to
read as follows:

                             SECTION 2.4 Excess Balance  Repayment.  There shall
         be due and payable from Borrower to the Banks, and Borrower shall repay
         to the Banks upon five (5) days notice from the  Administrative  Agent,
         from time to time, any amount by which the Credit  Balance  exceeds the
         lesser of the Available Commitment or the Total Commitment.  The notice
         from the  Administrative  Agent shall include evidence and calculations
         reasonably necessary for it to have made the repayment determination.

                  2.1.7  Section   2.5(b)  and  Section  2.5(d)  of  the  Credit
Agreement are hereby amended to read as follows:

                             (b) The  Borrower  agrees  (i) to pay to each Bank,
         through the Administrative Agent, quarterly in arrears for the calendar
         quarter ending each March 31, June 30,  September 30 and December 31 on
         a date not later than three  Business Days after such calendar  quarter
         has ended,  and (ii) to pay to each Bank,  through  the  Administrative
         Agent,  on the date on  which  the  Commitment  of such  Bank  shall be
         terminated as provided herein, in each case a fee (a "Facility Fee") at
         a rate per annum equal to the Facility Fee Percentage from time to time
         in effect on the daily unused amount of (i) the Commitment of such Bank
         less (ii) such 
                                      -7-
<PAGE>
         Bank's  pro-rata  share of the Letter of Credit  Balance,  for each day
         during the preceding  calendar  quarter (or shorter  period  commencing
         with the date  hereof or ending with the  Maturity  Date or any date on
         which the  Commitment of such Bank shall be  terminated).  All Facility
         Fees  shall be  computed  on the  basis of the  actual  number  of days
         elapsed in a year of 360 days.  The Facility Fee due to each Bank shall
         commence  to accrue on the date hereof and shall cease to accrue on the
         earlier of the Maturity Date and the  termination  of the Commitment of
         such Bank as provided herein.

                             (d) The Borrower  agrees to pay the  Administrative
         Agent and the Issuing Bank, for their own respective accounts, the fees
         (collectively,  the  "Administration  Fees")  provided  for in the  Fee
         Letter at the times provided therein.

                  2.1.8 Article II of the Credit  Agreement is hereby amended by
the addition of the following Sections 2.22 through 2.25:

                             SECTION 2.22 Letters of Credit.

                             (a) Provided  that the Borrower has  satisfied  the
         conditions  precedent  contained in Section 2.22(b) hereof, the Issuing
         Bank agrees, from time to time, to issue and/or renew Letters of Credit
         on behalf of the Borrower so long as (i) upon such issuance or renewal,
         to the extent applicable,  an Administration Fee is paid by Borrower to
         the Issuing Bank, (ii) the Credit Balance,  after giving effect to such
         Letter  of  Credit,  will  not  exceed  the  lesser  of  the  Available
         Commitment  or the Total  Commitment,  and  (iii) the  Letter of Credit
         Balance,  after giving effect to such Letter of Credit, will not exceed
         the Letter of Credit Maximum Balance.

                             (b) The  obligation  of the  Issuing  Bank to issue
         and/or renew any Letters of Credit on behalf of the  Borrower  shall be
         subject to the following  conditions  precedent on the date of issuance
         or renewal of each such Letter of Credit:

                                    (i) The Borrower  shall  execute and deliver
                  to the  Issuing  Bank an  application  for  letter of  credit,
                  specifying the amount of the requested  Letter of Credit,  the
                  requested term thereof,  which term may not exceed a date that
                  is  thirty  (30)  days  prior to the  Maturity  Date,  and the
                  beneficiary thereof; and

                                    (ii) No Event of Default  shall exist and no
                  event or  condition  shall exist that after notice or lapse of
                  time, or both would constitute an Event of Default.
                                      -8-
<PAGE>
                             SECTION  2.23  Notice.  The Issuing Bank shall give
         the  Administrative  Agent which shall in turn give to each Bank prompt
         written or telecopy  advice of any notice  received  from the  Borrower
         pursuant to this paragraph.

                             SECTION 2.24 Letter of Credit Participations.

                             (a) By the  issuance  of a  Letter  of  Credit  and
         without any further action on the part of the Issuing Bank or the Banks
         in respect  thereof,  the Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Bank,  and
         each Bank hereby  acquires  from the Issuing Bank, a  participation  in
         such Letter of Credit equal to such Bank's Commitment percentage of the
         Total  Commitment,  based upon the Commitments in effect at the time of
         any  drawing  thereunder  (or,  if  the  Commitments  shall  have  been
         terminated   pursuant  to  Article  VII,  the   Commitments  in  effect
         immediately  prior to such  termination),  of the face  amount  of such
         Letter of Credit, effective upon the issuance of such Letter of Credit;
         provided,   however,   that  no  Bank  shall  be  required  to  acquire
         participations  in Letters of Credit that would  result in its pro rata
         percentage,  based upon its Commitment, of the Letter of Credit Balance
         exceeding its Commitment.  In  consideration  and in furtherance of the
         foregoing,  each Bank hereby absolutely and  unconditionally  agrees to
         pay to the  Administrative  Agent, for the account of the Issuing Bank,
         in accordance with Section 2.25 below,  such Bank's pro rata percentage
         of each unreimbursed  Letter of Credit Disbursement made by the Issuing
         Bank.

                             (b) Each  Bank  acknowledges  and  agrees  that its
         acquisition  of  participations  pursuant  to  paragraph  (a)  above in
         respect of Letters of Credit is absolute  and  unconditional  and shall
         not be  affected  by any  circumstance  whatsoever,  including  without
         limitation  the  occurrence  and  continuance  of any Event of  Default
         hereunder, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset,
         abatement,  withholding or reduction whatsoever;  provided that nothing
         herein  shall  constitute  a  waiver  of any  rights a Bank may have by
         reason of the gross  negligence  or wilful  misconduct  of the  Issuing
         Bank.

                             SECTION 2.25 Disbursement and Reimbursement.

                             (a) Promptly after it shall have  ascertained  that
         any draft and any  accompanying  documents  presented under a Letter of
         Credit appear to be in strict  conformity with the terms and conditions
         of such Letter of Credit,  the Issuing  Bank shall give  telephone  and
         telecopy  notice to the  Borrower and the  Administrative  Agent of the
         receipt and amount of such draft and the date on which payment  thereon
         will be made;  upon receipt  thereof,  the  Administrative  Agent shall
         provide  to  each  Bank a copy  of  such  notice  by  telecopy.  If the
         Administrative  Agent shall not have  received  from the  Borrower  the
         payment  required  pursuant to  paragraph  (b) below  before 9:30 a.m.,
         Arizona  time,  on  the  
                                      -9-
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         second Business Day (the "Payment Date") immediately following the date
         of  payment  of a draft  presented  under  any  Letter of  Credit,  the
         Administrative  Agent shall,  prior to 11:00 a.m., Arizona time, on the
         Payment Date,  so notify the Issuing Bank and each Bank,  specifying in
         the notice to each Bank such Bank's pro rata percentage, based upon the
         Commitments, of such Letter of Credit Disbursement. Each Bank shall pay
         to the  Administrative  Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m., Arizona time,
         on the Business Day immediately following the Payment Date, such Bank's
         percentage   of  such   Letter  of  Credit   Disbursement,   which  the
         Administrative  Agent  shall  promptly  pay to the  Issuing  Bank.  The
         Administrative  Agent will remit to each Bank such Bank's percentage of
         any amounts subsequently  received by the Administrative Agent from the
         Borrower in respect of such Letter of Credit Disbursement in accordance
         with the requirements contained in Section 8.3(d) with respect to other
         distributions by the Administrative  Agent to the Banks;  provided that
         (i) amounts so received for the account of any Bank prior to payment by
         such Bank of amounts  required to be paid by it hereunder in respect of
         any  Letter  of  Credit  Disbursement  and  (ii)  amounts  representing
         interest on any Letter of Credit  Disbursement  for the period prior to
         the payment by such Bank of such amounts shall in each case be remitted
         to the Issuing Bank.

                             (b)  If  the  Issuing  Bank  shall  pay  any  draft
         presented  under a Letter  of  Credit,  the  Borrower  shall pay to the
         Issuing  Bank or to the  Administrative  Agent for the  account  of the
         Issuing Bank or, if the  Administrative  Agent shall have  received the
         payments  provided in paragraph (a) above with respect to such drawing,
         for the  accounts of the Banks,  an amount  equal to the amount of such
         draft  before  9:30 a.m.,  Arizona  time,  on the second  Business  Day
         immediately  following the date of payment of such draft, together with
         interest on such amount at a rate per annum equal to the interest  rate
         in effect for  Variable  Rate Loans  from (and  including)  the date of
         payment of such draft to (but  excluding)  the date of such  payment by
         the  Borrower.  The  obligation  of the  Borrower  to pay  the  amounts
         referred   to  above  in  this   paragraph   (b)  shall  be   absolute,
         unconditional  and  irrevocable  and  shall be  satisfied  strictly  in
         accordance with their terms irrespective of:

                                    (i) any lack of validity  or  enforceability
                  of any Letter of Credit;

                                    (ii) the  existence  of any  claim,  setoff,
                  defense or other right which the  Borrower or any other Person
                  may at any time have against the beneficiary  under any Letter
                  of Credit, the  Administrative  Agent, any Issuing Bank or any
                  Bank (other than the defense of payment in accordance with the
                  terms of this Credit Agreement or a defense based on the gross
                  negligence  or wilful  misconduct  of the Issuing Bank) or any
                  other Person in connection
                                      -10-
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                  with this Credit Agreement or any other transaction;

                                    (iii) any draft or other document  presented
                  under a Letter of Credit  proving to be forged,  fraudulent or
                  invalid in any respect or any  statement  therein being untrue
                  or  inaccurate  in any respect;  provided  that payment by the
                  Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit against  presentation
                  of such draft or  document  shall not have  constituted  gross
                  negligence or wilful misconduct;

                                    (iv)  payment  by the  Issuing  Bank under a
                  Letter  of  Credit  against  presentation  of a draft or other
                  document which does not comply in any immaterial  respect with
                  the terms of such Letter of Credit; provided that such payment
                  shall  not  have   constituted   gross  negligence  or  wilful
                  misconduct; or

                                    (v)  any   other   circumstance   or   event
                  whatsoever,  whether or not  similar to any of the  foregoing;
                  provided that such other  circumstance or event shall not have
                  been the result of gross  negligence  or wilful  misconduct of
                  the Issuing Bank.

                             It is understood that in making any payment under a
         Letter of Credit  (1) the  Issuing  Bank's  exclusive  reliance  on the
         documents presented to it under such Letter of Credit as to any and all
         matters set forth therein,  including without  limitation,  reliance on
         the amount of any draft presented under such Letter of Credit,  whether
         or not the  amount  due to the  beneficiary  equals  the amount of such
         draft and whether or not any document presented pursuant to such Letter
         of Credit proves to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect, if
         such  document on its face  appears to be in order,  and whether or not
         any other  statement or any other document  presented  pursuant to such
         Letter of  Credit  proves to be  forged  or  invalid  or any  statement
         therein  proves to be inaccurate  or untrue in any respect  whatsoever,
         and (2) any  noncompliance  in any immaterial  respect of the documents
         presented  under a Letter of Credit with the terms  thereof  shall,  in
         either case, not be deemed wilful misconduct or gross negligence of the
         Issuing Bank.

                  2.1.9 Section 7.2 of the Credit  Agreement is hereby  modified
by the addition of the following paragraph (f):

                             (f) require that the Borrower deposit cash with the
         Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the Letter of Credit Balance
         as  collateral  (under its sole dominion and control) for the repayment
         of Letter of Credit Disbursements;

                  2.1.10  Section  9.1(b)  of the  Credit  Agreement  is  hereby
amended to read as 
                                      -11-
<PAGE>
follows:

                             (b) If to the  Administrative  Agent, to it at Post
         Office Box 29542,  Phoenix,  Arizona 85038,  Attention:  Western Region
         Real Estate Finance, Dept. AZ1-1319, Matthew C. Berg; and

                  2.1.11 Exhibit A of the Letter  Agreement is hereby amended to
read as attached hereto as Exhibit "A".

                  2.1.12 Schedule 2.1 to the Credit  Agreement is hereby amended
to read as attached hereto.

         2.2 The  Commitment  of each Bank is  amended  as shown on the  amended
Schedule 2.1 to the Credit  Agreement and shall be evidenced by a new Note dated
of even date herewith, amending and restating that Note dated September 24, 1996
delivered by Borrower to said Bank.

         2.3 Each of the Loan  Documents is modified to provide that it shall be
a default or an event of default  thereunder  if  Borrower  shall fail to comply
with  any of the  covenants  of  Borrower  herein  or if any  representation  or
warranty  by Borrower  herein or by any  guarantor  in any  related  Consent and
Agreement of Guarantor is materially incomplete,  incorrect, or misleading as of
the date hereof.

         2.4 Each  reference in the Loan  Documents to any of the Loan Documents
is hereby amended to be a reference to such document as modified herein.

SECTION 3.  RATIFICATION OF LOAN DOCUMENTS AND COLLATERAL.
            ----------------------------------------------

         The Loan  Documents  are  ratified  and  affirmed by Borrower and shall
remain in full force and effect as modified herein.

SECTION 4.  BORROWER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
            ----------------------------------------

         Borrower represents and warrants to the Banks:

         4.1 No Default or Event of Default  under any of the Loan  Documents as
modified herein,  nor any event,  that, with the giving of notice or the passage
of time or both,  would be a  Default  or an Event  of  Default  under  the Loan
Documents as modified herein has occurred and is continuing.

         4.2  There  has  been  no  material  adverse  change  in the  financial
condition  of Borrower or any other person whose  financial  statement  has been
delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with the Loans from the most
recent financial statement received by the Administrative Agent.
                                      -12-
<PAGE>
         4.3 Each and all representations and warranties of Borrower in the Loan
Documents are accurate on the date hereof.

         4.4 To its knowledge, Borrower has no claims, counterclaims,  defenses,
or set-offs with respect to the Loans or the Loan Documents as modified herein.

         4.5 The Loan  Documents as modified  herein are the legal,  valid,  and
binding obligation of Borrower,  enforceable against Borrower in accordance with
their terms.

         4.6  Borrower  is validly  existing  under the laws of the State of its
formation or  organization  and has the requisite power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to perform the Loan Documents as modified herein.
The execution and delivery of this  Agreement  and the  performance  of the Loan
Documents as modified herein have been duly  authorized by all requisite  action
by or on behalf of Borrower. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
on behalf of Borrower.

SECTION 5.  BORROWER COVENANTS.
            -------------------

         Borrower covenants with the Banks:

         5.1 Borrower shall execute,  deliver, and provide to the Administrative
Agent such  additional  agreements,  documents,  and  instruments  as reasonably
required by the  Administrative  Agent and the Banks to effectuate the intent of
this Agreement.

         5.2 Borrower fully,  finally,  and absolutely and forever  releases and
discharges the  Administrative  Agent and the Banks and their present and former
directors,   shareholders,   officers,   employees,   agents,   representatives,
successors  and assigns,  and their  separate  and  respective  heirs,  personal
representatives,  successors  and assigns,  from any and all actions,  causes of
action, claims, debts, damages, demands, liabilities, obligations, and suits, of
whatever  kind or  nature,  in law or  equity,  of  Borrower,  and now  known to
Borrower,  and whether contingent or matured,  in respect of the Loans, the Loan
Documents, or the actions or omissions of the Administrative Agent and the Banks
in respect of the Loans or the Loan Documents  that arise from events  occurring
prior to the date of this Agreement.

SECTION 6.        CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.
                  ---------------------

         The  agreements  of the  Administrative  Agent  and the  Banks  and the
modifications  contained  herein  shall not be binding  upon the  Administrative
Agent and the Banks until the  Administrative  Agent has executed and  delivered
this Agreement and the Administrative Agent has received, at Borrower's expense,
all of the following,  all of which shall be in form and content satisfactory to
the Administrative  Agent and shall be subject to approval by the Administrative
Agent:
                                      -13-
<PAGE>
         6.1      An original of this  Agreement  fully executed by the Borrower
                  and the Guarantor.

         6.2      The written  consent of all the Banks and a Co-Bank  Agreement
                  fully executed by the Banks.

         6.3      An amendment to the Fee Letter fully executed by the Borrower.

         6.4      Amended and restated Notes fully executed by the Borrower.

         6.5  Payment of all the  external  costs and  expenses  incurred by the
Administrative  Agent in  connection  with this  Agreement  (including,  without
limitation, outside attorneys, expenses, and fees).

SECTION 7. INTEGRATION,  ENTIRE  AGREEMENT,  CHANGE,  DISCHARGE, 
           ----------------------------------------------------- 
           TERMINATION,  OR  WAIVER.
           -------------------------

         The  Loan   Documents   as  modified   herein   contain  the   complete
understanding  and  agreement of Borrower and the  Administrative  Agent and the
Banks  in  respect  of  the  Loans  and  supersede  all  prior  representations,
warranties,  agreements,  arrangements,  understandings,  and  negotiations.  No
provision of the Loan Documents as modified  herein may be changed,  discharged,
supplemented,  terminated,  or waived except in a writing  signed by the parties
thereto.

SECTION 8.  BINDING EFFECT.
            ---------------

         The Loan  Documents as modified  herein shall be binding upon and shall
inure to the benefit of Borrower and the Administrative  Agent and the Banks and
their successors and assigns and the executors,  legal administrators,  personal
representatives,  heirs,  devisees,  and  beneficiaries  of Borrower,  provided,
however,  Borrower  may not  assign  any of its  right  or  delegate  any of its
obligation  under the Loan Documents and any purported  assignment or delegation
shall be void.

SECTION 9.  CHOICE OF LAW.
            --------------

         This  Agreement  shall be governed by and construed in accordance  with
the laws of the State of Arizona,  without  giving  effect to  conflicts  of law
principles.

SECTION 10.  COUNTERPART EXECUTION.
             ----------------------

         This  Agreement  may be executed in one or more  counterparts,  each of
which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one
and the same document. Signature pages may be detached from the counterparts and
attached to a single copy of this Agreement to physically form one document.
                                      -14-
<PAGE>
         DATED as of the date first above stated.

                          EVANS WITHYCOMBE RESIDENTIAL, L.P., a
                          Delaware limited partnership

                          BY:      EVANS WITHYCOMBE RESIDENTIAL,
                                   INC., a Maryland corporation, its General
                                   Partner


                                   By: /s/ Paul R. Fannin
                                       --------------------------------------
                                   Paul R. Fannin
                                   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
                                   Officer

                                                                        BORROWER


                          BANK ONE, ARIZONA, NA, a national banking
                          association



                                   By: /s/ Matthew C. Berg
                                       -------------------
                                   Matthew C. Berg
                                   Vice President

                                                            ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
<PAGE>
                       CONSENT AND AGREEMENT OF GUARANTOR
                       ----------------------------------


     With  respect  to  the   Modification   Agreement,   dated  June  13,  1997
("Agreement"),  between EVANS WITHYCOMBE  RESIDENTIAL,  L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership   ("Borrower")  and  BANK  ONE,  ARIZONA,  NA,  a  national  banking
association  ("Administrative Agent") as Administrative Agent for the Banks, the
undersigned  (individually  and,  if more  than one,  collectively  "Guarantor")
agrees for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Banks as follows:

     1.  Guarantor  acknowledges  (i)  receiving  a  copy  of  and  reading  the
Agreement,  (ii) the  accuracy of the Recitals in the  Agreement,  and (iii) the
effectiveness  of (A) the Guarantee  Agreement as modified  herein,  and (B) any
other agreements,  documents,  or instruments  securing or otherwise relating to
the  Guarantee  Agreement  (including,   without  limitation,   any  arbitration
resolution  previously  executed and delivered by the undersigned),  as modified
herein.  The  Guarantee  Agreement  and such other  agreements,  documents,  and
instruments,  as modified herein,  are referred to individually and collectively
as the "Guarantor Documents."

     2.  Guarantor  consents to the  modification  of the Loan Documents and all
other matters in the Agreement.

     3.  Guarantor  fully,  finally,  and forever  releases and  discharges  the
Administrative  Agent and the Banks and their  successors,  assigns,  directors,
officers,  employees,  agents,  and  representatives  from any and all  actions,
causes of action, claims, debts, demands, liabilities, obligations, and suits of
whatever kind or nature, in law or equity, that Guarantor has, (i) in respect of
the Loans,  the Loan  Documents,  the  Guarantor  Documents,  or the  actions or
omissions of the Administrative Agent and the Banks in respect of the Loans, the
Loan  Documents,  or the  Guarantor  Documents  and  (ii)  arising  from  events
occurring prior to the date hereof.

     4. Guarantor  agrees that all references,  if any, to the Notes, the Credit
Agreement,  and the Loan Documents in the Guarantor Documents shall be deemed to
refer  to  such  agreements,  documents,  and  instruments  as  modified  by the
Agreement.

     5.  Guarantor  reaffirms  the  Guarantor  Documents  and  agrees  that  the
Guarantor  Documents  continue  in full force and  effect and remain  unchanged,
except as specifically modified by this Consent and Agreement of Guarantor.

     6. Guarantor agrees that the Loan Documents,  as modified by the Agreement,
and the  Guarantor  Documents,  as modified by this  Consent  and  Agreement  of
Guarantor,  are the legal,  valid,  and binding  obligations of Borrower and the
undersigned,  respectively,  enforceable in accordance  with their terms against
Borrower and the undersigned, respectively.

     7. Guarantor agrees that Guarantor has no claims, counterclaims,  defenses,
or offsets with respect to the  enforcement  against  Guarantor of the Guarantor
Documents.
                                      -16-
<PAGE>
     8.  Guarantor  represents  and  warrants  that  there has been no  material
adverse change in the financial  condition of any Guarantor from the most recent
financial statement received by the Administrative Agent.

     DATED as of the date of the Agreement.

                              EVANS WITHYCOMBE  RESIDENTIAL,  INC., a 
                              Maryland  corporation,
                              its General Partner



                              By: /s/ Paul R. Fannin
                                  ------------------
                              Paul R. Fannin
                              Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

                                                                       GUARANTOR
                                      -17-
<PAGE>
                              CONSENT OF THE BANKS


         Re:      EVANS WITHYCOMBE RESIDENTIAL, L.P., a
                  Delaware limited partnership

         The following:

                  (a) is a Bank named in that Credit  Agreement  dated September
24,  1996  among  Evans  Withycombe   Residential,   L.P.,  a  Delaware  limited
partnership (the "Borrower"), the Banks named therein, Bank One, Arizona, NA, as
Administrative  Agent for the  Banks,  and Bank of  America  National  Trust and
Savings Association and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Co-Agents; and

                  (b)  consents to that  Modification  Agreement  dated June 13,
1997 entered into between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

                                   BANK ONE, ARIZONA, NA, a national banking
                                   association



                                   By: /s/ Matthew C. Berg
                                       -------------------
                                   Matthew C. Berg
                                   Vice President

                                                                          "Bank"
<PAGE>
                              CONSENT OF THE BANKS


         Re:      EVANS WITHYCOMBE RESIDENTIAL, L.P., a
                  Delaware limited partnership

         The following:

                  (a) is a Bank named in that Credit  Agreement  dated September
24,  1996  among  Evans  Withycombe   Residential,   L.P.,  a  Delaware  limited
partnership (the "Borrower"), the Banks named therein, Bank One, Arizona, NA, as
Administrative  Agent for the  Banks,  and Bank of  America  National  Trust and
Savings Association and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Co-Agents; and

                  (b)  consents to that  Modification  Agreement  dated June 13,
1997 entered into between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

                                 BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND
                                 SAVINGS ASSOCIATION



                                 By: /S/ Carol Settles
                                     -----------------
                                 Carol Settles
                                 Vice President

                                                                          "Bank"
<PAGE>
                              CONSENT OF THE BANKS


         Re:      EVANS WITHYCOMBE RESIDENTIAL, L.P., a
                  Delaware limited partnership

         The following:

                  (a) is a Bank named in that Credit  Agreement  dated September
24,  1996  among  Evans  Withycombe   Residential,   L.P.,  a  Delaware  limited
partnership (the "Borrower"), the Banks named therein, Bank One, Arizona, NA, as
Administrative  Agent for the  Banks,  and Bank of  America  National  Trust and
Savings Association and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Co-Agents; and

                  (b)  consents to that  Modification  Agreement  dated June 13,
1997 entered into between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

                                 DRESDNER BANK AG, New York Branch and
                                 Grand Cayman Branch



                                 By: /s/ Denise M. Rohde
                                     -------------------
                                 Denise M. Rohde
                                 Assistant Treasurer



                                 By: /s/ Thomas J. Nadramia
                                     ----------------------
                                 Thomas J. Nadramia
                                 Vice President

                                                                          "Bank"
<PAGE>
                              CONSENT OF THE BANKS


         Re:      EVANS WITHYCOMBE RESIDENTIAL, L.P., a
                  Delaware limited partnership

         The following:

                  (a) is a Bank named in that Credit  Agreement  dated September
24,  1996  among  Evans  Withycombe   Residential,   L.P.,  a  Delaware  limited
partnership (the "Borrower"), the Banks named therein, Bank One, Arizona, NA, as
Administrative  Agent for the  Banks,  and Bank of  America  National  Trust and
Savings Association and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Co-Agents; and

                  (b)  consents to that  Modification  Agreement  dated June 13,
1997 entered into between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

                                 FLEET NATIONAL BANK



                                 By:/s/ Mark E. Dalton
                                    ------------------
                                 Mark E. Dalton
                                 Vice President

                                                                          "Bank"
<PAGE>
                              CONSENT OF THE BANKS


         Re:      EVANS WITHYCOMBE RESIDENTIAL, L.P., a
                  Delaware limited partnership

         The following:

                  (a) is a Bank named in that Credit  Agreement  dated September
24,  1996  among  Evans  Withycombe   Residential,   L.P.,  a  Delaware  limited
partnership (the "Borrower"), the Banks named therein, Bank One, Arizona, NA, as
Administrative  Agent for the  Banks,  and Bank of  America  National  Trust and
Savings Association and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Co-Agents; and

                  (b)  consents to that  Modification  Agreement  dated June 13,
1997 entered into between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

                                 NORWEST BANK ARIZONA, N.A.



                                 By: /s/ Paul M. Pickett
                                     -------------------
                                 Paul M. Pickett
                                 Vice President

                                                                          "Bank"
<PAGE>
                              CONSENT OF THE BANKS


         Re:      EVANS WITHYCOMBE RESIDENTIAL, L.P., a
                  Delaware limited partnership

         The following:

                  (a) is a Bank named in that Credit  Agreement  dated September
24,  1996  among  Evans  Withycombe   Residential,   L.P.,  a  Delaware  limited
partnership (the "Borrower"), the Banks named therein, Bank One, Arizona, NA, as
Administrative  Agent for the  Banks,  and Bank of  America  National  Trust and
Savings Association and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Co-Agents; and

                  (b)  consents to that  Modification  Agreement  dated June 13,
1997 entered into between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

                                 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.



                                 By: /s/ James G. Brisbane
                                     ---------------------
                                 James G. Brisbane
                                 Vice President

                                                                          "Bank"
<PAGE>
                                   EXHIBIT "A"


                            FORM OF BORROWING NOTICE
                            ------------------------



BANK ONE, ARIZONA,  NA, as Administrative  Agent for the Banks referred to below
201 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona  85004
Attention: Matthew C. Berg
                                                                Date ___________
Dear Sirs:

         The undersigned, Evans Withycombe Residential, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership  (the  "Borrower"),  refers  to the  Credit  Agreement  dated  as of
September  24,  1996 (as it may  hereafter  be  amended,  modified,  extended or
restated from time to time,  the "Credit  Agreement"),  among the Borrower,  the
Banks named therein,  Bank One,  Arizona,  NA, as  Administrative  Agent for the
Banks and Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association and Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association, as Co-Agents.  Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise  defined herein shall have the meanings  assigned to such terms in the
Credit  Agreement.  The Borrower hereby gives you notice pursuant to Section 2.3
of the Credit Agreement that it requests a Borrowing under the Credit Agreement,
and in that  connection  sets forth below the terms of which such  Borrowing  is
requested to be made:

         (A)      Date of Borrowing
                  (which is a Business Day) __________________

         (B)      Principal Amount of
                  Borrowing                 __________________

         (C)      Interest rate basis       __________________

         (D)      Interest Period and last
                  day, thereof              __________________

         (E)      Refinance Election
                           Identity __________________
                           Amount   __________________

         Upon  acceptance  of  any or all of the  Loans  made  by the  Banks  in
response to this request,  the  Borrower,  and where  appropriate  the Guarantor
shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that:

                  (i) the conditions to lending specified in Sections 4.1(b) and
         (c) of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied;


                  (ii) to the best of its  knowledge,  no Event  of  Default  or
         Default has occurred and is continuing and all Financial  Covenants are
         being complied with; and


                  (iii) after giving effect to the Borrowing, to the best of its
         knowledge, the Credit Balance will not exceed the Available Commitment.

                                Very truly yours,

                                EVANS WITHYCOMBE RESIDENTIAL, L.P., a
                                Delaware limited partnership

                                BY:   EVANS WITHYCOMBE RESIDENTIAL, INC.,
                                a Maryland corporation, its General Partner

                                By
                                   -----------------------------------------

                                Name
                                     ---------------------------------------

                                Title
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