Darby Chalko and Donald John Chalko acquired a three-bedroom, two-bath home at 1109 Urban Drive in DeSoto from Angie A. Chien and Garrett L. Calderwood on June 7.

The 2,228-square-foot house was built in 2003. It is part of the Mockingbird Hill of DeSoto subdivision. Dallas County assesses the home's value at $113,990.

Darby Chalko is an account executive at Commercial Ideas, an advertising company. She previously was a ticket writer for Cantor Gaming and a front desk agent at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Before that, she served as post production supervisor at 12 Forward Entertainment, a television production company.

She holds a B.S. in broadcast journalism from The University of Texas-Austin.

Chien serves as major gifts officer at Metropolitan Opera. Previously, she was the associate director of development at The Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation and a marketing coordinator at U.S. Trust. She also served as associate director for Central Park Conservancy.

She received a B.A. in psychology from Williams College, where she served as public relations intern at the Williams College Museum of Art.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 1,077 home sales in DeSoto during the past 12 months.

Address: 1109 Urban Drive
Buyer(s): Velma L Jones
Seller(s): Tina Esters and Patricia Moore
Sale date: Nov. 10, 2005