Denise Venhaus bought a four-bedroom, 4.5 bath at 514 Inverrary Ct. in Eureka for $650,000 from John and Lisa Grisbrook on March 18.

The Grisbrooks paid $450,000 for the home in Sept. 2000.

Maria Elias of Coldwell Banker Gundaker real estate was the agent for the sale. The home was listed for $680,000.

Venhaus is the chief financial officer for St. Louis law firm Welsch, Flatness & Lutz, Inc. She was hired for the position in Nov. 2002 after serving as both a controller of construction companies and in public accounting.

She earned her bachelor's in accounting from Eastern Illinois University.

Home sales in Eureka dropped more than one percent in 2007. The median sale price also dropped $13,000 last year, from $242,000 in 2006 to $229,000 in 2007.

Address: 514 Inverrary Court
Buyer(s): Denise Venhaus
Seller(s): John R Grisbrook (Husband) and Lisa G Grisbrook (Wife)
Sale date: Mar. 18, 2008