Gaynell B. Falkowski bought a three-bedroom, two-bath home at 2130 S.W. 23rd Terrace in Fort Lauderdale for $400,000 from John R. Denton on Nov. 21.

The 1,836-square-foot home, which was built in 1958, is in Flamingo Park.

Falkowski is a freelance writer with the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Miami Herald, Florida Travel & Life and Boca Raton Homes & Lifestyles.

She previously co-owned the La Mar Dry Cleaners, a full-service dry cleaning business.

Falkowski completed her B.A. in Mass Communications at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

There have been 3,045 sales in Fort Lauderdale in 2008, with a median price of $275,000.

Address: 2130 SW. 23rd Terrace
Buyer(s): Gaynell B Falkowski
Seller(s): John R Denton and John R Denton (Revocable Trust)
Sale date: Nov. 21, 2008