Blair L. Fortner and Margaret Fortner bought a four-bedroom, three-bath home at 5 Wendover Drive in Ladue from Steven Ponciroli and Julia Ponciroli for $670,000 on June 17.

The 2,760-square-foot house was built in 1945 in Ladue North and is located in the Wendover subdivision.

Mr. Fortner is director at HighQuest Partners. He previously served as senior economist and director of global issues and alliances at the US Soybean Export Council and has held positions at the US Department of State, US House of Representatives and Citigroup.

Ms. Fortner, an author, speaker and life, business and young adult coach, is the owner at Emerge Enterprise. She is a former regional director of sales at SEI Investments.

She holds an economics degree and a minor in political science from Bucknell University.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 79 home sales in Ladue during the past 12 months, with a median sales price of $598,000.

Address: 5 Wendover Drive
Buyer(s): Blair L Fortner (and wife) and Margaret P Fortner (and husband)
Seller(s): Julia LPonciroli (Trustee) (and others), Steven J Ponciroli (Trustee) (and others) (Trust) (and others) and Julia L Revoc Ponciroli
Sale date: Jun. 17, 2011