Brian and Jennifer Rappaport bought a four-bedroom, 1.5-bath home at 18 Barberry Lane in Kirkwood from Steve and Jennifer Bickel for $250,000 on March 30.

The Bickels paid $245,000 for the property in June 2004. The 1,422-square-foot house was built in 1953 in the Kirkwood Southwest neighborhood.

Mr. Rappaport is the vice president of operations at the Avala Marketing Group, a full service marketing agency. Prior to Avala, he was the director of business development at Unity Motion and the assistant director of sales and marketing at the Wilmington Blue Rocks Professional Baseball Club.

He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Delaware.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 534 home sales in Kirkwood during the past 12 months, with a median sale price of $185,500.

Address: 18 Barberry Lane
Buyer(s): Brian Rappaport (Husband) and Jennifer Rappaport (Wife)
Seller(s): Steve Bickel (Husband) and Jennifer Bickel (Wife)
Sale date: Mar. 30, 2010