Michael L. Essex and his wife, Laura, sold a four-bedroom, 4.5-bath home at 1306 Countryside Manor Court in Chesterfield to James A. Tichenor and his wife, Sherri, for $819,000 on Oct. 21.

The Essexes paid $627,500 for the property in July 2002.

The 3,579-square-foot house was built in 1995.

Mr. Essex has over 22 years of experience working at A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis.

He currently is vice president and syndicate manager. He is also a member of the company's board of directors and is co-chair of the securities industry association syndicate committee.

He previously spent 11 years as managing director and syndicate manager at McDonald Investment.

Mr. Essex graduated from the Securities Industry Institute at the Wharton School and Wittenberg University.

The Essexes recently bought a home at 1410 Country Lake Estates Dr. in Chesterfield on Sept. 19

There have been 600 sales in Chesterfield in 2008, with a median price of $330,000.

Address: 1306 Countryside Manor Court
Buyer(s): James A Et Ux Tichenor and Sherri R Et Con Tichenor
Seller(s): Michael L Essex (Husband) and Laura J Essex (Wife)
Sale date: Oct. 21, 2008