Michael Stussie and his wife, Lynn Hu, bought a five-bedroom, 3.5 bath at 2315 The Courts Dr. in Chesterfield for $445,000 from Deborah A. Koenen on Jan. 10.

Koenen paid $295,000 for the property in Dec. 1996.

Sharon O'Connor of RE/MAX Properties West real estate was the agent for the sale. The home was listed for $515,000 when it appeared on the market in June.

Stussie is a software developer for Triple A of Missouri. He joined the company in December.

He previously served in the same role for Unidev, TRI-COR Industries and as a senior consultant at Kanbay, Inc. He also spent five years as a senior software developer for A.G. Edwards and 18 years as a systems engineer for EDS, a computer software company.

He received his bachelor's in Management and Finance from Webster University in St. Louis (1995).

Home sales in Chesterfield dropped 23 percent through Nov. 30, 2007 vs. the same period in 2006. The median price over that time period, however, rose $15,000, from $335,000 to $350,000.

Median sales prices have risen steadily in Chesterfield since BlockShopper Metrics began keeping track in 1999.

Address: 2315 The Courts Drive
Buyer(s): Hu Lynn Y Et Stussie Michael Et Ux Con
Seller(s): Deborah A Koenen Trust and Deborah A Whalen (Revocable Living Trust)
Sale date: Jan. 10, 2008