Merl D. Schmits and his wife, Kristina, bought a four-bedroom, three-bath home at 1000 Castleview Court in Cottleville from Byrne Homes Inc. $369,900 on Aug. 4.

The 3,600-square-foot house was built in West Cottleville.

Mr. Schmits currently works as senior software engineer and computer software consultant at Object Computing, Inc., an object-oriented software engineering firm. He joined the firm in July 2004.

He received his B.S. in computer science from Washington University in St. Louis in 1995.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 178 home sales in Cottleville during the last 12 months, with a median sales price of $127,000.

Address: 1000 Castleview Court
Buyer(s): Merl D Schmits and Kristina L Schmits
Seller(s): Byrne Homes Inc
Sale date: Aug. 4, 2011