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Music therapy hits
all the right notes

in cancer care

52 Vero Beach 32963 / May 4, 2017 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

HEALTH

Music therapy hits all the right notes in cancer care

BY TOM LLOYD Board-certified music therapist Moreen Burkart. have to be able to pass Garage bands everywhere might be
Staff Writer proficiency in voice, gui- jealous of Burkart’s booking schedule.
PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE tar, piano and percus- She and fellow VNA music therapist
When Moreen Burkart walks Mabel Ortiz are in high demand here
through the doors of the Scully-Welsh sion. in Indian River County.
Cancer Center once each month, she
brings with her what might well be “I have certification in Besides providing therapy at Scully-
the most low-tech piece of equipment Welsh, they also work with hospice,
in the entire building: a Yamaha six- neurologic music ther- Parkinson’s and dementia patients,
string guitar. and the demand for Burkart and Or-
apy, which is based on tiz’s skills continues to grow. In fact,
Made of humble spruce and nata VNA is currently bringing in at least
wood, it has no LED readouts and how music affects the one new intern to help share the load.
no computer chips but, according to
Burkart, “It opens up so many doors brain. They have done Most of Burkart’s work at the Vero
for discussions of life … emotional ex- cancer center, she says, is done in the
pression … and processing what [can- a ton of research on it infusion center and the fifth-floor
cer patients] are going through.” cancer in-patient unit. Because of the
– MRIs and CAT scans. schedules in those places, she has to
Indeed, the MD Anderson Cancer work fast.
Center says, “when used in conjunc- They’ve proven that mu-
tion with conventional cancer treat- “In hospice,” Burkart explains, “you
ments, music therapy has been found sic activates more areas get more time to build a relationship
to help reduce pain and discomfort; and a rapport.” But even her once-a-
improve mood and diminish stress; of the brain than any month visits to Scully-Welsh are re-
increase quality of life and allow pa- warding because “when [cancer pa-
tients to better communicate their other activity we do. Be- tients] allow me to work with them,
fears, sadness or other feelings.” they realize quickly how much more
cause of that, it actually [music therapy] is then just, ‘Oh, sing a
Burkart is a certified music therapist song for me and entertain me.’
who works for Vero Beach’s Visiting is a really powerful tool.”
Nurse Association. “Music brings out emotions in us
The University of and allows us to express ourselves
more easily.”
Just what is a “certified music thera- Michigan’s Comprehensive Cancer
The U.S. National Library of Medi-
pist” and what (aside from musical Center agrees and adds that aside cine provides a pitch-perfect summa-
tion by saying “the effectiveness of
instruments) do they bring to fight from having at least a Bachelor of Sci- music therapy for oncology patients
has been documented in numerous
against cancer? ence degree, “board certified music descriptive studies. A number of pub-
lications have described the specific
Burkart first cites science. therapists also train for 1,200 hours benefits of music therapy interven-
tions. Music therapy in cancer care
“There’s the psychology of under- with patients and health care profes- focuses on both physiological and
psychological needs arising from the
standing people,” she says, “then sionals. Using the combination of disease as well as from side-effects of
cancer treatment.”
there’s the anatomy, the physiology; musical talent and education, they en-
For more information contact the
there’s knowing how music affects hance cancer treatment to help meet Scully-Welsh Cancer Center at 772-563-
4673 or the Visiting Nurse Association at
the body and the brain. And then the physical, emotional, cognitive and 772-778-0159. 

there are the music foundations; you social needs of an individual.”

Many of the nation’s most highly

regarded cancer centers, including

Memorial Sloan Kettering and Bal-

timore’s famed Johns Hopkins, have

instituted their own music therapy

programs, and to Scully-Welsh’s vol-

unteer coordinator Scott Duncan, mu-

sic therapy sounded like just what the

doctor ordered for Vero. Duncan got

in touch with Burkart and the VNA

and told them, “We really would love

to have music therapy here.”

Funding was a challenge, but with

the aid of a $100,000 grant from Im-

pact 100 and the cooperation of VNA,

Burkart’s once-a-month visits to Scul-

ly-Welsh soon became a staple of the

center’s palliative approach to treating

and healing cancer patients.

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HEALTH

SCULLY-WELSH TAKES PART IN NATIONWIDE CANCER TRIAL

BY TOM LLOYD this style of “precision medicine.” Dr. Stephen Patterson with Clinical Research Nurse center flatly states,
Perhaps paradoxically, however, Coordinator Monica Richardson. PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE “We believe that these
Staff Writer studies have the po-
developing “precision” medicine of- tential to change the
Vero Beach’s Scully-Welsh Cancer ten requires casting a very wide net. standard-of-care
Center is playing with the big kids treatment for resected
now. Memorial Sloan Kettering esti- lung cancer.”
mates that over 8,000 potential par-
The Treasure Coast cancer center ticipants for the ALCHEMIST trials The trial is a three-
has joined a list of some of the na- will be screened and that “each arm pronged look into cer-
tion’s most respected medical insti- of the trial will [likely] enroll approx- tain cancer-causing
tutions – including Memorial Sloan imately 400 patients.”
Kettering, the Dana-Farber Cancer CONTINUED ON PAGE 54
Institute, Maryland’s Johns Hopkins, The Manhattan-based cancer
the Moffitt Cancer Center and the
Walter Reed National Medical Cen-
ter – enrolling patients in a complex,
nationwide clinical trial.

The “Adjuvant Lung Cancer En-
richment Marker Identification and
Sequencing Trials” (or ALCHEMIST)
trials are, according to the National
Cancer Institute, “a group of ran-
domized clinical trials for patients
with early-stage non-small-cell lung
cancer whose tumors have been
completely removed by surgery.”

So why, if tumors have already
been surgically removed, does such
a massive clinical trial – involving
hundreds of hospitals and cancer
centers across the country – need to
be undertaken?

Simple. Because, as of now, NCI
says, “There is a 50 percent chance
that the cancer will come back,”
even after all existing tumors have
been cut away.

Scully-Welsh medical oncologist
Dr. Stephen Patterson echoes that
NCI finding, saying, “We know that
even after surgery, patients can have
a risk that the cancer’s going to come
back,” and then he adds, “so far, we
have had some strides forward using
chemotherapy to reduce the risk of
recurrence, but there’s still a lot of
room to go.”

Then Patterson’s expression
changes and a broad smile comes to
his face. He calls this ALCHEMIST
project “an exciting trial for patients
who have had fully resected lung
cancer; this trial is using newer drugs
that are targeted and have smaller
toxicities. And in patients who have
metastatic cancer, they’ve already
proven to be much more effective
than ordinary chemotherapy.”

This particular trial is all about
genes. Or, at least, it’s mostly about
genes.

As NCI puts it, “Recent advances in
deciphering the cancer genome have
enabled the development of targeted
therapies that have fundamentally
changed our approach to cancer
treatments.”

NCI goes on to endorse what it calls

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 53 HEALTH

Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator Monica Richardson
with Dr. James Grichnik. PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE

gene mutations as well as new med- plication in lots and lots if cancers.
ications. It’s had a substantial benefit to the
survival for patients with lung can-
Specifically, it involves the “epi- cer in the metastatic setting. And
dermal growth factor receptor” (or now we’ll be able to see if the pa-
EGFR) and the “anaplastic lympho- tients who don’t have these muta-
ma kinase” (or ALK) receptors. tions – EGFR or ALK – if the Opdivo
or nivolumab drug will minimize
For patients who do not have the their recurrence rate as well.”
EGFR or ALK gene changes, the AL-
CHEMIST trial will compare and The U.S. National Library of Med-
evaluate the immunotherapy drug icine says “genotype-directed tar-
nivolumab or Opdivo with the cur- geted therapies have revolutionized
rent standard of care for non-small the treatment of metastatic non-
cell cancers. small-cell lung cancer but they have
not yet been comprehensively stud-
Admittedly, there’s a lot of the ied in the adjuvant setting.”
alphabet and an overabundance
of capital letters to digest in the The ALCHEMIST trials seeks to
paragraph above, but Scully-Welsh play a major role in providing that
clinical research nurse coordinator comprehensive study data.
Monica Richardson offers a simpler
approach. For more information contact the
Scully-Welsh Cancer Center at 772-
First, she says, talk to your doctor 563-4673. Additional information
and discuss the ALCHEMIST screen- can be found online at https://www.
ing trial. Information is available at cancer.gov/t ypes/lung/research/al-
the center. If your physician thinks chemist or at https://clinicaltrials.gov
you might be a fit, discuss having and use the “search for studies” box
your tumor sample tested and pro- on the left side of the page by typing
viding a blood sample. in ALCHEMIST. 

Patterson calls Opdivo “an excit-
ing, exciting drug that’s finding ap-

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HEALTH

EXTRAORDINARY ALTRUISM: DONATING KIDNEY TO A STRANGER

BY LENNY BERNSTEIN Cuozzo said found that ey allocation game. In each round,
there is no they could keep larger sums for them-
The Washington Post that she was significant selves by declining to give part of the
difference money to another person – a family
Would you donate a kidney to some- single with member, a friend or a stranger, for ex-
one you’ve never met? The idea is lay- between al- ample. Or they could give some mon-
ered with soul-searching judgments – no children truists and ey away, resulting in less for them-
questions of risk and benefit, sacrifice others. selves.
and selfishness, not to mention the and going
physical pain of the surgery itself. Then the The altruists consistently placed
through researchers more value on strangers than ordi-
But a small number of people have asked people nary people did. 
done this, and researchers at George- a minor to play a mon-
town University are studying them,
providing a window on altruism in a midlife cri-
world seemingly dominated by a me-
first philosophy. sis when she

“Extraordinary altruists,” as the overheard
researchers call them, come from all
age, race and socioeconomic groups. a co-worker
Some are religious, others are not.
But unlike almost everyone else, they discussing his
don’t see less value in a stranger’s life
than in the life of a close friend or sister’s fourth kidney trans-
relative, the researchers found. And
they are genuinely puzzled that the plant. She began to research the idea
rest of the world doesn’t view other
people the same way. of giving a kidney and discovered that

“They don’t see it as something she could participate in a chain kid-
necessarily heroic or that they should
be given praise for,” said Kruti M. Ve- ney donation if she gave to a stranger.
karia, a doctoral student in psychol-
ogy who was part of the team that In that arrangement, organizers try to
conducted a study published last
week in the journal Nature Human maximize the number of kidneys do-
Behavior. “They think it’s something
everybody should do.” nated by having a friend or relative of

When asked directly why they each recipient give an organ to some-
would give up a kidney to a perfect
stranger, “they see it as an obvious one with whom they are a match, but
choice,” added Abigail A. Marsh, a
psychologist at Georgetown who led strangers can donate as well.
the research team. “They just seem
politely puzzled. They have trouble “I just really needed to make sure
answering the question.”
that before I left this Earth I could
Altruism is difficult to study be-
cause most generous acts, such as somehow contribute,” Cuozzo said.
giving to charity, carry some benefit
for the donor (a tax break, for exam- Her donation eventually went to the
ple). And small, kind gestures, such
as holding a door open, are partly de- California woman, not the co-work-
termined by social norms.
er’s sister.
But undergoing a surgical proce-
dure and increasing one’s own risk of Vekaria said about 2,100 people
future health problems is “painful,
costly, non-normative, exceedingly had given kidneys to strangers out
rare and meets the most exacting
definitions of costly altruism,” the of a total of about 147,000 live dona-
authors wrote.
tions at the time the research was
“When we’re personally touched
by something, that’s when we react conducted.
to it,” said Angela Cuozzo, a 49-year-
old from Albany, N.Y., who gave a There is a drastic shortage of trans-
kidney to a 25-year-old woman in
Bakersfield, Calif., seven years ago. plant organs in the United States.
“We should take it upon ourselves to
be a little more forthcoming and pay According to the United Network
it forward before we’re personally
touched by it.” for Organ Sharing, 97,727 people are

waiting for kidneys as of this week,

and an additional 20,000 need livers,

hearts, pancreases or other organs.

Previous research by Marsh has

established that extraordinary altru-

ists have larger than normal amyg-

dalas, a portion of the brain involved

in compassion. (Psychopaths have

smaller than normal amygdalas,

she said). In brain scans, that part of

altruists’ brains also appears to be

more active than in average people

when they are considering questions

of altruism, she said.

But that doesn’t explain much, be-

cause the technology used to visual-

ize brain activity is relatively crude

and compassion for others is learned

as one goes through life, she said.

In the current study, the team com-

pared 21 kidney donors with 39 con-

trol subjects. First, they asked them

to place avatars representing family,

friends, neighbors and strangers on

a computer screen at distances from

an avatar for themselves, to test their

views of “social distance” – whether

they consider themselves closer to

strangers than most people do. They











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WINE COLUMN

Summer wine strategy: The case(s) for red, white and rosé

BY DAVE MCINTYRE cocktail,” she adds. stick with it. Chateau Montaud rosé in Mega Petite, a red blend from Lodi
The Washington Post I always enjoy finding an inexpen- a three-liter box may be the best value based on petite sirah, with malbec
in rosé this year, at $26 for the equiva- and teroldego. Give this wine a slight
Summer weather has arrived, so sive house white, red and rosé for sum- lent of four bottles. Keep a box in your chill and fire up the protein!
now’s the time to stock up for summer mer. A case of each will last at least a refrigerator and you won’t go thirsty
sipping. few weeks before I need to venture for a few weeks, especially if you can Finally, don’t forget bubbles. When
back to a store and find some new keep your mother-in-law away from you arrive home after a trying day at
More than ever, this time of year I’m wines. The key is cheap, but high value. it. Another inexpensive gem is Le Pe- the office with a bead of sweat trick-
looking for wines that impress with tit Balthazar, a rosé of cinsault from ling down your back like a salty talis-
energy and finesse rather than power. One of my favorite whites for sum- southern France, which is a delightful man of defeat, that’s time to declare
mer is the HB Picpoul de Pinet from partner to garlicky or spicy foods. victory with a bottle of cava.
I sought advice from Vanessa Moore, southern France. This inexpensive
co-owner of two wine stores. “If you white, about $10 a bottle but fre- For something more substantial to go You can find a tasty version of this
like to entertain or have an outdoor quently on sale for even less, offers with heavier dishes such as grilled salm- Spanish sparkling wine for about $10,
space that gets a lot of use, you should great fruit and refreshing acidity. It’s on, I always look to a rosé made from but pay just a little more and you can
try to have a mixed case of white and ideal for patio sipping or for pairing pinot noir, such as a Sancerre from the be rewarded with a wine that at least
rosé on hand with at least half refrig- with salads or light seafood dishes. Loire Valley in France or a nice U.S. rosé. carries a whiff of champagne. Biuti-
erated,” she advised. “Your budget will My only worry about this wine is that I The 2016 from Brooks in Oregon’s Wil- ful Cava (about $14) offers complex-
go further, and your guests will drink may forget to put another bottle in the lamette Valley is superb (if hard to find) ity and flavor, thanks to its judicious
more than you think.” refrigerator when I open one. with its precision balance and beguiling component of chardonnay.
fruit flavors of strawberry and melon.
Moore suggests unleashing your Ten years ago, retailers couldn’t give So to free up a weekend or two, stock
sense of adventure for summer. She rosés away. The popularity of pink wine And of course, we aren’t drinking up now on wines for summer. But
recommends the Cocchi Americano, today means prices have crept up, but white or rosé exclusively in summer. don’t expect to stay out of wine stores
an Italian moscato d’Asti flavored the selection is so much more diverse. We need some reds to match the burg- for long. Once you run through your
with cinchona bark, citrus peel and We can easily drink a rosé a day for sev- ers and steaks we’ll be pulling off the house wines, you’ll want to replenish
spices. “A slice of grapefruit and a eral weeks without repeating a label. grill. I was enamored recently with your stash with new wines. And that’s
splash of soda makes it a refreshing half the fun. 
Or, we can find a reliable one and

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PETS

Bonzo has Lhasa fun with bow-tied Jaywok

Hi Dog Buddies! was a pet store. Right in de front win- a purple cow,” I commented
dow was a puppy (guess who). Mommy
This week I yapped with Jaywok started cryin’ cuz of tinkin’ of Iwok. So cleverly.
Mendelssohn, a Lhasa Apso-Poodle Daddy went in an asked the pet store
mix or, as the Official-Mixed-Breed- human, ‘How much is that doggy in the “Oh, Mr. Bonzo,” he said
Name-Thinker-Uppers say, Lhasa-Poo, window?’”
OR, as Jaywok himSELF says, “A Lhasa behind his paw, leaning
with a perm.” “Are you woofin’ me, right now?” I
hadda ask. forward. “See dat crate
Anyway, Jaywok woofmailed me in
REFrence to a recent column I wrote “Dat’s what he said, Gander’s Honor! over by de door? I don like
about Buddha Rico. You might recall, So Mommy an Daddy brought me home
Buddha’s a rescue mix, so he doesn’t an showered me with love. An snacks. it AT ALL. I’m tryin’ to get
know about his official Pooch Past. Jappy an Ginger were so nice to me,
But the minute Jaywok saw Buddha’s even though I was probly a pain-in-da- rid of it. I sent group woof-
pikshur, he thought he was lookin’ atta tail back then. Dey were way older den
pikshur of himSELF. He wrote, “When me. I still miss ’em. Now I’m a Daddy’s mails about it, had it on
I see it, I say to myself, ‘HEY, I tink dat Dog. We go everywhere to-gever.
looks jus like ME.’ I thought you would EBay, even tried to give it
like to know dat. I tink you will see the “I’m always very polite. An I speak
rezemblence.” When I saw his pikshur, three languages: Dog, of course, French away. Don tell Mommy
I totally agreed. an English.”
an Daddy, tho. THEY tink
Jaywok was super frenly, came right “That is Totally Cool Dog Biscuits,”
up for the Wag-and-Sniff. He was wea- I told him. “That must come in handy we still need it for when
rin’ a dashing green bow tie with white when you travel.”
polkadots. “Please come right in, Mr. dey aren’t home. You
Bonzo. Dese are my Mommy and Dad- “It does. Me an Mommy an Daddy
dy, Marilyn and Howard. We read your are always havin’ adVENchures. I love wouldn’t be interested,
artikles in the paper every time. We cars. An hotels. I jump from bed to bed
like dem.” to check em out. We’ve been to North by any chance?”
CaroIina, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, an dis
“Thank you, Jaywok. It’s a pleasure. I huge buncha water called Georgian Bay, “No, sorry. I’ll keep
understand you’re Canadian.” up in On-tarry-o. I specially like Biloxi.
We always stay at LaQuintas cuz dey are my ears open, though,” I
“Dat’s right. I’m a Canuck Snowbird- super pet-frenly. AN dey have dese deli-
dog. You can call me Jay. I will tell you cious ben-yays. An, guess what? I went told him. “I bet you have Jaywok, the Lhasa-Poo. PHOTO BY MITCH KLOORFAIN
some tings about me. We’re from a to Harvard.” a pooch pals.”
small town in On-tarry-o called Orillia.
We drive down here in da winter. Me an “’Scuse me,” I said. “You’re Ivy “I have lotsa friends
Mommy an Daddy have fun in da car, League?”
an we stay in nice hotels dat like dogs here: Dere’s Watson, my Bon Ami. He’s dine at 6 pm. Not 5:59. Not 6:01. An, if
and give me cookies. Me an Mommy an “Well. Ackhully, I visited one day with
Daddy have been togever my whole life Mommy and Daddy. Didn’t see any ivy, a 3-pound Yorkie who tinks he’s 6’3”. An I haff to, I do eat dog food, as a last resort.
almost. I’m 13 now. Before me, dey had though.
I-wok an Jappy an Ginger (who came Selby, Bailey, Jake an Chico. We meet on I even got my own invitation to Mom-
with the house dey bought). Iwok went “Whatever our adVENchure is, it’s
to Dog Heaven when he was 20. Dat’s the best fun, cuz Mommy, Daddy an me our walks and yap about all kinda stuff. my’s an Daddy’s friends’ dinner party.”
real old for a dog, ya know. Jappy was are togever.
berry sad an gloomy so Mommy and We also keep in touch using woofmail, As we were leaving, Jay called after
Daddy went to the Mall where there “I have a special squeaky toy for da
car, an one for On-tarry-o, an one for of course. me, “Keep writing dose columns. Dey
down here. My very favorite’s a purple
crinkly cow with a pink udder an nose. “My job is to protect Mommy and are great.” That made me feel happy.
I keep it on da bed, I’ll show you, OK?”
Daddy, an supervise, help Daddy make Heading home, I was thinkin’ how
He zipped off and returned with his
crinkly purple cow. “Woof, that sure is good duhsicions (he’s a financial analy- spiffy Jaywok looked in his green and

ist), dat kinda ting. I was a Big Help to white polka dot tie. Maybe, when I ex-

Mommy when Daddy was Very Sick. I’d plore the possibility of getting some

always know whether Mommy an Dad- beignets in the house (I love bread!),

dy were happy or gloomy or tired, an I I’ll also check out bow ties. I think I’d

knew what to do. look pretty stylish in red and white

“Oh, an one more ting, Mr. Bonzo. polka dots.

Mommy usta be a high school principal

and, to chillax, she did ceramics. She Till next time,
The Bonz
still does and, look, she made this for us
pooches, me and Iwok and Ginger and Don’t Be Shy
Jappy. It’s very special.”
We are always looking for pets
It was a big, pretty plate with colorful with interesting stories.
pikshures an all four pooch names. It
was pawsome, I told Jay.

Then I asked about his diet, cuz he’s

in real good shape, specially for an older To set up an interview, email
poocheroo. [email protected].

“I am very punctual,” he said. “We









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REAL ESTATE

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Architectural details throughout
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and finishes. Taking advantage of
the Southern exposure bay windows,
glass block and a garden window let
the natural light filter through the
house.

“When we came down here we
wanted to know we were in Florida
when we woke up in the morning. So
this is a beach house to us,” explains
Larsson.

The foyer opens into the formal liv-
ing area via three arches serving as
a gateway to the cozy room with an
18-foot ceiling. A coral fireplace sur-
rounded by built-in bookcases is at
the heart of the room and at the cen-
ter a coral table, and custom-built
ceiling fan draw the eye.

“We bought the fan in Vermont. It
was designed for Robert Redford out
of fly-fishing rods,” notes Larsson,
pointing to the ceiling.

At the rear of the house, an arched
doorway leads to the screened lanai
overlooking the pool and waterway
beyond. The house is beautiful, but
it’s the deep-water canal that made

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this the perfect home for the Larssons. dolphins, manatees, osprey and peli-
The T-shaped dock and 6,000-pound cans. Nature puts on a show for me
lift make it a sailor’s delight. You can every day.”
see the Intracoastal Waterway from
the IPE dock and a lift remote, exten- The Larssons updated the windows
sion, ladder and power stations make to impact glass and installed roll-
docking a breeze. down shutters on the lanai, so they
could sail away without worry.
“You don’t have to be a boater to
appreciate it here,” says Larsson. “I Back inside, the guest suite with a
love to sit on the porch and watch the private bath sits to the east. Before
the couple moved in, the bathrooms

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were updated with tile, bead-board The garden window over the kitch- rooms separated by a Jack-and-Jill built within the Moorings commu-
cabinets, rainfall shower heads and en lets the sun shine in for specialty bathroom are perfect for children, nity. “Whether I’m walking the dog
frameless showers. A laundry room, herbs to grow, and the breakfast nook visiting grandchildren or as a den for or down at the beach, everyone is
garage access and a pool bath share overlooks the water for serene view the master and mistress of the house. friendly.”
the guest hallway. Accents like fish while enjoying that first cup of coffee
jumping in the shower, river-rock tile in the morning. “Vero is just such a lovely place to “There’s something for everyone at
and granite countertops add a touch be, and I’m not leaving the Moorings. the Moorings,” says Terri McConnell,
of whimsy to the elegant home. On the opposite side of the house Just downsizing a bit,” says Larsson. listing agent at the Moorings Realty
the master suite opens onto the “I have a lot of beautiful memories Sales Co. “No matter what lifestyle
Just off the kitchen, the dining room screened lanai with views of the river. here, but I only use the kitchen, lanai you are looking for, whether you’re
is the perfect place for entertaining. His and her closets, double sinks, re- and master bedroom unless the chil- looking for a condo or a house, on the
Doors close the kitchen off completely cycled glass countertop and a garden dren are visiting.” beach or the river.”
so it can be used as a staging area or a tub finish off the suite in grand style.
place for the dog to curl up. Larsson goes on to say how much As a member of the Moorings, Prop-
Further down the hall, two bed- she cherishes the friendships she’s erty Owners Association residents

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MOVE-IN READY • WALK TO THE BEACH! have private beach access and pa-
trolled security. Originally designed
as a boating community, The Moor-
ings Yacht & Country Club offers all
the amenities residents need, includ-
ing Pete Dye’s signature course, Jim
Fazio’s Hawk’s Nest championship
course, tennis and croquet courts, a
state-of-the-art fitness center with
pool and spa, yacht club, as well as
fine and casual dining.

The Moorings is a short drive to
Vero’s Ocean Drive, for shopping and
dining. The nearby Riverside The-
atre and Vero Beach Museum of Art
offer world-class cultural outings.
For families with children, Saint Ed-
ward’s School conveniently abuts the
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Images displayed may not be the actual property for sale, but may be model or other homes built of similar design. waterfront, disposal, fireplace,
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Listing Price: $1,595,000

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Condos may be appreciating faster than single-family houses

BY KENNETH R. HARNEY condo value is 125 percent of median with Trulia’s conclusions on condo ap- totaled just 28,000 in 2016, he does not
single-family house values. Major ur- preciation. The National Association of see demand pushing up prices faster
Washington Post ban areas where condos are appreciat- Realtors reports that based on closed on condos compared with detached
ing faster than detached single-family sales prices – not automated value es- houses.
It’s a real estate question that histori- units include Seattle, San Francisco, timates – single-family houses appreci-
cally has had an easy answer: Do single- San Jose, Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, ated an average of 4.7 percent annually What to make of the new Trulia data?
family detached houses appreciate in Denver, Syracuse, San Diego, Boston between 2010 and 2016, while condos Clearly condos are playing a key role in
value faster than condominiums? and dozens of others. averaged 3.4 percent. Rob Dietz, chief some cities’ downtown revivals. In oth-
economist of the National Association er markets, they continue to be more
The standard answer has been: Of Single-family house values continue of Home Builders, says that based on affordable than detached single-family
course single-family houses appreciate to be higher in the vast majority of mar- construction starts of condos, which houses and may be appreciating in val-
faster. They are what most Americans kets, but the gap is narrowing in many, ue faster as a result. 
prefer to live in, so there’s stronger de- thanks to the faster appreciation rates
mand. They come with their own piece of condos in recent years.
of land – and we all know that land is a
crucial driver of value. Ralph McLaughlin, chief economist
at Trulia, says one reason for the trend
Condos, on the other hand, tend to is that in many urban markets, condos
be smaller in square footage as well as are “located in areas that are becoming
more complicated. They come with more desirable because they are closer
boards of directors, association fees, to amenities”: employment, transit and
rules and restrictions. other attractions.

But hold on. New research conducted Some metro areas that have high-
for this column by Trulia, the online cost single-family houses in parts of
realty marketing and information com- the city and in the close-in suburbs, are
pany, suggests that these old assump- seeing only slight increases in median
tions could be giving way to changing condo values relative to single-family
market trends. According to data com- houses. The D.C. market, for instance,
piled by Trulia on millions of properties has experienced modest growth in val-
in the 100 largest metropolitan areas ues during the past five years, but con-
between February 2012 and February of dos have appreciated a smidgen faster:
this year, the median appreciation rates 22.4 percent, compared with 21 percent
of condos outpaced those of single- during the same period for detached
family detached houses. single-family houses.

It wasn’t even close. Median condo Other major metro areas, such as
market values rose by 38.4 percent over Chicago, aren’t seeing the pattern noted
the five-year period, while median by Trulia. In the past five years, median
single-family detached houses appreci- Chicago condo values are up by 23 .3
ated by 27.9 percent. In some local mar- percent, but median single-family val-
kets, especially those that have seen ues have risen by 25.5 percent.
significant new condo construction
downtown or that have little available Trulia’s analysis may be controver-
land suitable for detached housing, the sial. It derives from the massive data-
median value of condos exceeds me- base it maintains on millions of housing
dian values of single-family detached units nationwide. Using an automated
houses in the surrounding suburbs. valuation model that incorporates a
wide range of data available on individ-
The most extreme example is met- ual houses, it estimates ongoing prop-
ropolitan New York, where median erty values for both properties that are
condo values are now at 138 percent on the market and those that are not.
of median single-family detached
house values. In Detroit, the median Some housing economists take issue

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Real Estate Sales on the Barrier Island: April 21 to April 27

The final full week of April saw a sharp increase in real estate activity on the barrier island, with 18 sales
recorded – more than half of them condos.

Our featured sale this week was of a home with panoramic river views in Indian Trails. The property at 855
River Trail was placed on the market Feb. 2 with an asking price of $1.595 million. The sale closed on April
27 for $1.45 million.

The seller in the transaction was represented by Michael Thorpe of Treasure Coast Sotheby’s. The
purchaser was represented by Linda Powell, also of Treasure Coast Sotheby’s.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

SUBDIVISION ADDRESS LISTED ORIGINAL MOST RECENT SOLD SELLING
ASKING PRICE ASKING PRICE PRICE
$382,000
$449,000 $455,900
OLD ORCHID 9330 WEST MAIDEN COURT 9/28/2016 $585,000 $425,000 4/27/2017 $10,080,000
BERMUDA CLUB 9016 ENGLEWOOD COURT 8/18/2016 $16,995,000 $475,000 4/27/2017 $310,000
$334,000 $363,000
AVALON 10 AND 20 OCEAN LANE 10/12/2015 $499,000 $15,445,000 4/24/2017
$535,000
SEA OAKS 8820 LAKESIDE CIRCLE 11/23/2016 $334,000 4/25/2017 $430,000
$226,750
VERO BEACH ESTATES 500 ACACIA ROAD 1/31/2017 $499,000 4/25/2017 $233,500
$172,500
TOWNHOMES, VILLAS, CONDOS, MULTIFAMILY AND INVESTMENT

WEST PASSAGE 1001 BAY ROAD, #307 2/27/2017 $535,000 $535,000 4/27/2017
SEA OAKS 8840 SOUTH SEA OAKS WAY, #103B 1/4/2017 $459,000 $459,000 4/26/2017
SEA OAKS 1385 WINDING OAKS CIRCLE, #708 3/3/2016 $249,000 $236,500 4/26/2017
VERA CRUZ CONDO 5151 HIGHWAY A1A, #506 2/22/2017 $249,900 $239,900 4/26/2017
VISTA DEL MAR 5400 HIGHWAY A1A, #I2 1/18/2017 $200,000 $190,000 4/25/2017

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Bermuda Club, Address: 9016 Englewood Court Subdivision: Avalon, Address: 10 and 20 Ocean Lane

Listing Date: 8/18/2016 Listing Date: 10/12/2015
Original Price: $585,000 Original Price: $16,995,000
Recent Price: $475,000 Recent Price: $15,445,000
Sold: 4/27/2017 Sold: 4/24/2017
Selling Price: $455,900 Selling Price: $10,080,000
Listing Agent: Kelly Fischer Listing Agent: Cindy O’Dare and Clark French

Selling Agent: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl Selling Agent: Premier Estate Properties

Lori Davis Cindy O’Dare and Clark French

Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Premier Estate Properties

Subdivision: West Passage, Address: 1001 Bay Road, #307 Subdivision: Galleons Condo, Address: 1050 Reef Road, #101

Listing Date: 2/27/2017 Listing Date: 3/1/2017
Original Price: $535,000 Original Price: $825,000
Recent Price: $535,000 Recent Price: $825,000
Sold: 4/27/2017 Sold: 4/21/2017
Selling Price: $535,000 Selling Price: $815,000
Listing Agent: Judy Hargarten Listing Agent: Erika Ross

Selling Agent: The Moorings Realty Sales Co. Selling Agent: The Moorings Realty Sales Co.

Erika Ross Daina Bertrand

The Moorings Realty Sales Co. The Moorings Realty Sales Co.

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Vero Beach Estates, Address: 500 Acacia Road Subdivision: Sea Oaks, Address: 1480 Fern Court, #306

Listing Date: 1/31/2017 Listing Date: 6/27/2016
Original Price: $499,000 Original Price: $609,000
Recent Price: $499,000 Recent Price: $595,000
Sold: 4/25/2017 Sold: 4/25/2017
Selling Price: $363,000 Selling Price: $565,000
Listing Agent: Debbie Bell Listing Agent: Fran Smyrk

Selling Agent: Berkshire Hathaway Florida Selling Agent: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

Ron Rennick Fran Smyrk

Rennick Real Estate Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

Subdivision: Porpoise Bay Villas, Address: 300 Harbour Drive, #304B Subdivision: Somerset Bay, Address: 9007 Somerset Bay Lane, #301

Listing Date: 4/21/2016 Listing Date: 8/18/2016
Original Price: $675,000 Original Price: $829,000
Recent Price: $585,000 Recent Price: $779,000
Sold: 4/24/2017 Sold: 4/24/2017
Selling Price: $575,000 Selling Price: $750,000
Listing Agent: Judy Hargarten Listing Agent: Sally Daley

Selling Agent: The Moorings Realty Sales Co. Selling Agent: Daley & Company Real Estate

Daina Bertrand Rita Curry

The Moorings Realty Sales Co. Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

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