Carl L. Kickham and his wife, Jill, sold a four-bedroom, four-bath home at 2173 Hickory Dr. in Chesterfield's Wilson Farm Estates to Stephen G. Blackwell and his wife, Maryl, for $720,000 on July 25.

The Kickhams paid $478,000 for the property in June 2000.

The 3,732-square-foot house was built in 1985.

Mr. Kickham is the founder, president and chief executive officer of Mass Financial Group, Inc., a financial services organization in Chesterfield.

He also serves as general agent with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, the parent company of Mass Financial Group, Inc.

Previously, he was an assistant general agent with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. He also founded a fee-based financial planning firm in 1989.

Mr. Kickham graduated from Texas A&M University.

Mrs. Kickham is agency director of human resources with Mass Financial Group.

Home sales in Chesterfield are down 17 percent thus far in 2008. The median sale price dropped from $330,000 in 2007 to $321,000 in 2008.

Address: 2173 Hickory Drive
Buyer(s): Stephen G Et Ux Blackwell
Seller(s): Carl L Kickham (and Wife)
Sale date: Jul. 25, 2008