Marla M. Meckes bought a three-bedroom, two-bath home at 12836 Morning Ave. in Downey from Joseph A. Meckes for $287,500 on Oct. 25.

The 1,611-square-foot house, which was built in 1953, is in Southwest Downey.

Ms. Meckes is a registered operations coordinator at investment banking firm Stifel Nicolaus. Before that, she was a complex administration manager at Morgan Stanley. She also worked as an operations manager at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 854 home sales in Downey during the past 12 months, with a median sales price of $370,000.

Address: 12836 Morning Avenue
Buyer(s): Marla M Meckes
Seller(s): Joseph A Meckes
Sale date: Oct. 25, 2010