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PETS

Bonz has boatload of fun with magnificent Mildred

Hi Dog Buddies! floor (Mildred calls it a “I’m pretty shy around fellow
deck) was floatin’ on the
This week I innerviewed Mildred water an movin’ a liddle pooches. I do have two BFFs,
Woodruff, a Golden Retriever who’s bit. After I got used to it, it
about 5 anna half or 6. It was speshully was Totally Cool Kibbles. rescues like me: Pamba, he’s a
fun cuz it was onna BOAT. In the WAH-
ter. It was attached to the dock, but it “So, Miss Mildred,” Corgie; an Scarlett, she’s a Pit
was a FIRST for me. I said. “How’d you find
your Forever Famly?” Bull, very sweet. We meet at
Mildred works at a Cool Kibbles
liddle store with stuff humans use for Mildred sat next to her the dog park, an have sleep-
fishin’; anna dock with a buncha funny Dad an began her tail,
liddle flat boats you stand on. popping up occasionally overs, an go on boat trips to
to bark at a bird swoop-
When me an my assistant walked in, ing past. the liddle river islands with
Mildred was right there wearin’ a hal-
ter anna bandanna with anchors on it, “When I was young- our humans, where we can run
welcoming my assistant an two other er, I was ’dopted from a
humans. Me, not so much. Golden Retriever Rescue around leash-free! An once we
in South Florida by a nice
A frenly man inna hat appeared an famly. But some sad things had an excitin’ Hurri-cation to
gave Mildred a reassuring pat on the happened an they couldn’t
head. She didn’t approach, but ad- keep me cuzza me being Very Bouncy a place called Asheville, to es-
dressed me in a soft, pleasant voice, and, also, I got anxious when I got left
“Welcome, Mr. Bonzo. I don’t wish to alone (which was a lot) and chewed cape from a scary storm.
be impolite, I’m just mostly a People stuff up. So I got returned. That’s when
Pooch. I’m Mildred Woodruff. This is my Forever Mom an Dad found me, “My favrite toys are Balls (I
my Dad, Chris. My Mom, Emily, works Thank Lassie.
from home. I am truly happy you’re Mildred usually have one in my mouth
writing about me. If it’s OK with you, we “At first they planned to ’dopt an PHOTO: KAILA JONES or nearby); an my Hedgehog.
can yap on the boat. It’s quieter.” old rescue dog so she could spend her I remove his squeaker, and
Golden Years with a loving famly. They
“A pleasure, Miss Mildred. Sure, the even hadda name picked out: Mildred Mom puts him back together,
boat’s fine!” I gulped, an my paws start- was my Mom’s gramma’s name. But
ed feelin’ tingly. when they saw my pick-shur on Face- probly a million times so far
book, they ree-lized I was The Dog For
Mildred’s Dad snapped her leash on, Them. “I KNOW! Right? An it was All True! an he still squeaks!”
an we walked along the dock toward the
boat. Soon as we went through a liddle “But first they had to apply. The Res- I admit, when I first got to my Furever “I assume you swim?”
gate, her Dad unleashed her, an Mildred cue people wanna make SURE we go to
zoomed off down the dock, scatterin’ a The Best Possible Pet Parents. I guess Home, I was, well, a liddle nuts, still “Of course, silly,” she smiled. “Altho
buncha birds that’d been hangin’ out. our breed is popular, cuz there were
(Mildred was feminine AN athletic. I 70 applications for me. Mom was duh- pretty ram-BUNK-shus, with a serious I never jump off the boat. Me an Mom
was impressed.) TERMINED to get me, so she pruh-
pared this Big Presentation. She’s Really case of the Zoomies. Mom an Dad were do Paddle Boarding an, Guess What? We
When we caught up to her at the boat, Good at stuff like that. It was called ‘A
she explained sweetly, “It’s MY dock, Day in the Life of Honey’ (that was my afraid I’d be worried they’d leave me won third prize in the Paddle Dash. That’s
so I make sure those featherballs don’t name then). There were lotsa words an
mess it up. The liddle ones are C-gulls. pick-shurs of ‘me’ doing a buncha Cool alone. So they made sure they didn’t, an like a race, for a Good Cause. Wa-ay fun!
The ones with the big, scoopy pouches Kibbles stuff to show how my life with
on their bills are PELLY-cans. They like Mom an Dad would meet all the rescue when I figured that out, I ruh-LAXED: “At night I sleep safe an snuggly
it here cuzza the fish. Welcome aboard.” requirements.”
Every day, I’m here with Dad or home with Mom and Dad. It’s a good thing
I had Wobbly Paws at first cuz the “Woof! That is Totally Crispy Biscuits!”
with Mom. An now I only get a few it’s a Very Big Bed cuz I stretch my legs

liddle Zoomies when squirrels are in- straight out, usually on Dad’s side. I’m a

volved. An I haven’t chewed Anything lucky grrrl, Mr. Bonzo.”

At All since they ’dopted me. Heading home, I was thinkin’ about

“Pre-me, Mom was First Mate an Dad my boat ad-ven-chur; an about Miss

was Captain. But when I came along, I Mildred; an wishin’ I had accidently-

became First Mate an Mom switched on-purpose left my pencil or notebook

to Deck Hand. That’s cuz I don’t have on the boat so I’d hafta go back an get

thumbs, which the Deck Hand needs. it. Sigh.

“Me an Mom love the beach. An this The Bonz
one time we had a Grrrls’ Road trip to
George-juh, an we hiked. Me an Dad go

on off-road ad-ven-churs in The Truck. Don’t Be Shy
An of course, I love going out in the
boat. I do lotsa boat tours with Dad an, We are always looking for pets with
guess what? We even have a special Mil- interesting stories.
dred Tour.” To set up an interview, email

“No Woof! That is Seriously Crispy

Biscuits, Miss Mildred! Do you have [email protected].
any special toys or Pooch Pals?”

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Hours are as noted and/or by appointment. ARTIST GALLERIES

BEACHSIDE GALLERIES The Rowe Gallery

J.M. Stringer Gallery of Fine Art 46 Royal Palm Pointe. 302-521-4175,
2465 Ocean Drive. 772-231-3900 website: therowegallery.com
Website: jmstringergallery.com Hours through November 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wed.
Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tues. to Sat. to Sat.
Exhibit: Summer Sojourns – at Home & Abroad Resident Artist: Lori Rowe, contemporary impres-
Working artists, antique paintings, furnishings, sionism and realism
sculptures, object d’art, and private collections
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ARTS DISTRICT GALLERIES
Koman Fine Art All are open during 5 to 8 p.m. First Friday Gal-
2905 Cardinal Drive lery Strolls
772-231-4500 or 772-473-1646
Instagram: komanfineart Raw Space
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wed. to Sat. 1795 Old Dixie Hwy. 772-410-9126
Collection of living artists, from realism to ab- Website: artconceptalternative.org
straction. Hours: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wed. to Fri.; 11 a.m. to
2 p.m. Sat.
Laughing Dog Gallery
2910 Cardinal Drive. 772-234-6711 Gallery 14
Website: thelaughingdoggallery.com 1911 14th Avenue. 772-562-5525
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues. to Sat. Website: gallery14verobeach.com
Contemporary American craftsmen, including the Hours: By appointment Aug. & Sept. Open for
Treasure Coast’s largest collection of art glass. Sept. 2 Gallery Stroll
Exhibit thru Sept. 10: Summer Squared: An In-
Meghan Candler Gallery vitational of Great Proportions
6160 Hwy. A-1-A at the Village Shops Partner Artists: Edgardo Abello, Lila Blakeslee,
772-234-8811 Barbara du Pont, Mary Ann Hall, Barbara
Website: meghancandlergallery.com Landry, George Pillorgé, Deborah Morrell Po-
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues. to Sat. lackwich and Dorothy Napp Schindel.
Curated paintings and sculpture by more than
40 contemporary artists. Main Street Vero Beach Studios & Gallery
2036 14th Avenue, Suite 103. 772- 643-6782
Palm House Gallery & Studio Website: mainstreetverobeach.org
3227 Ocean Drive (2nd floor). 772-231-6816 Hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mon. to Fri.
Website: palmhousegallery.com September Guest Artist: Katherine Larson
Gallery Artists: Wendy Douglas, Dede Gilbert, Resident Artists: Barbara Sharp and Clair Bru-
Rick Kelly, Madeline Long, Suzy Mellott, Jack netti
Staley, Barbara Tiffany and Emily Tremml.
Vero Beach Art Club Annex & Gallery
1903 14th Avenue. 772-217-3345
Website: verobeachartclub.org
Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tues. to Fri.
Exhibit thru Oct.15: Some of This, Some of That

Steve Diossy Marine Art Gallery GALLERIES ELSEWHERE
3247 Ocean Drive. 772-205 2973
Website: stevediossy.com Barbara Krupp Fine Art Studio/Gallery
Hours:11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tues to Fri., 10 a.m. to 4315 U.S. Highway 1. 440-574-4662
6 p.m. Sat, Noon to 5 p.m. Sun. Closed June 1 thru Sept. 30
Artwork by the designer of Florida’s ‘Protect Website: barbarakrupp.com
Wild Dolphins’ license plates. Resident Artist: Barbara Krupp, original acrylic
paintings

Artists Guild Gallery Ocean Drive Gallery
3349 Ocean Drive, Suite 8, 2nd Floor
1974 14th Avenue. 772-299-1234 772-579-7667
artistsguildgalleryofverobeach.com Website: oceandrivegalleryverobeach.com
Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tues. to Fri., and Closed until Sept. 8 or for an appointment call
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. monthly on first Sat. Andrea Lazar, 772-915-9962
Artist Owners: Sue Dinenno, Barbara Gallery Artists: Elise Geary, Andrea Lazar, Gail
Glover, Chuck Haaland, Sherry Haa- Fayerweather, and Sherrie Petermann.
land, Judy Mercer, Dawn Mill, Patricia
Padoll, Judy Rixom, Fran San Miguel,
and Rita Ziegler.
Associate Artists: Johnson Hagood and
Mimmo Amelio

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CALENDAR

ONGOING 17-19 Pirate and Caribbean Festi- suggested donation; limited seating, reserve at 26 Chimpathon 5K/10K to benefit Save the
val at Riverside Park, 2 p.m. verovinofestival.com or call 772-538-181 Chimps, 7 p.m. from St. Lucie County Fair-
Check with organizations directly for up- to 6 p.m. Fri; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat.; 10 a.m. to grounds, with recorded videos and live streams of
dates/cancellations. 4 p.m. Sun., with living history pirate encamp- 18 Pirates in the Park 2-Miler, 6:30 p.m. the chimps and the sanctuary screened taking the
ments, tales and weapon demos, live entertain- at Riverside Park, with best pirate cos- place of actual runs through the sanctuary (cur-
Vero Beach Museum of Art: Martin Puryear - ment, kids’ treasure hunts, vendors, food and tume contest, free kids run and American Icon tailed for COVID), concluding with vendors, food
Printmaker, through Jan. 2. 772-231-0707 beverages. Free; $2 “buck-n-ear” suggested. Beer (21+) to benefit Vero Beach High School and games. 772-429-0403 or savethechimps.org
Verobeachpiratefest.com Cross Country. Runvero.com
28 Relay for Life Kickoff – a Relay Reunion,
First Friday Gallery Strolls in Downtown Vero 18 Out Run Hunger 5K to benefit Trea- 20 Citrus Golf Tournament to benefit 6 p.m. at the Heritage Center, inviting
Beach Arts District, monthly from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. sure Coast Food Bank, which serves United Way of IRC, 1:30 p.m. shot- relay participants from the past 25 years to wear
the tri-county area, 7 a.m. at Causeway Cove gun start at Vero Beach Country Club, with box t-shirts from their favorite year and share relay
SEPTEMBER Marina in Fort Pierce, to support Hunger Action lunch and post-event awards. $200 pp, dead- photos/memories. 772-562-2272
Month. Stophunger.org line Sept. 10. 772-567-8900 x 117
28 Bids and Brews Lifestyle & Media Auc-
10|11 Riverside Theatre Comedy 18 International Coastal Cleanup Day, 22 Artist Series Open House and ELC En- tion to benefit Sebastian River Area
Zone, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Riverside Park hancements Unveiling, 4:30 p.m. to Chamber of Commerce, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at
the Waxlax Stage. $20. Live on the Loop con- hosted by Coastal Connections, Environmen- 6:30 p.m. at Environmental Learning Center to Pareidolia Brewing Co. $15 members; $20 non-
certs 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.; free but tickets re- tal Learning Center, Keep Indian River Beauti- view campus upgrades, including the new eco- members. Register by Sept. 21. 772-589-5969
quired. 772-231-6990 ful and Ocean Research & Conservation Assn. system flooring, meet five featured artists and
keepindianriverbeautiful.org enjoy refreshments and live music by Michael OCTOBER
11 Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk Vero O’Brien. $5 suggested donation. Discoverelc.org
Beach, 7:30 a.m. at Riverside Park to 18 Inaugural River Raft Regatta: All 1|2 Riverside Theatre for Kids pres-
honor the 2,977 individuals lost on Sept. 11, Hands on Deck, 12 noon at Captain 24|25 Riverside Theatre Comedy ents Disney’s “Beauty and the
2001, including 343 FDNY firefighters and 63 Hiram’s to benefit United Against Poverty, with Zone, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Beast Jr.,” 6:30 p.m. on the Stark Stage. $10.
law enforcement officers, to support Tunnel 4-person teams competing in a water course in the Waxlax Stage. $20. Live on the Loop con- 772-231-6990
to Towers Foundation programs, which first re- rafts built from 100 percent recyclable materi- certs 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.; free but tickets re-
sponders and military personnel. Tunnel2tow- als. 772-770-0740 x 204 quired. 772-231-6990 1|2 Riverside Theatre Comedy Zone,
ers.org 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on the Waxlax
18 Golf Tournament to benefit Wom- 25 Once Upon an Orchestra for young chil- Stage. $20. Live on the Loop concerts 5:30 to
11 Unveiling of a permanent 9/11 exhibit en’s Refuge, 1:30 p.m. shotgun start dren, 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Vero 9 p.m.; free but tickets required. 772-231-6990
at the National Navy UDT SEAL Mu- (range opens at 12:30 p.m.) at Bent Pine Golf Beach Museum of Art hosted by Space Coast Sym-
seum, 10 a.m., with guest speaker Cmdr. Shaun Club. $150. Womensrefugevb.org phony Orchestra, with Prokofiev’s Peter and the 1-30 Pelican Island Conservation So-
Chittick, who was present during the terrorist Wolf played by the woodwind section and nar- ciety’s 10th annual Indian River
attack on the Pentagon. navysealmuseum.org 18 Autumn Jazz Concert presented by rated by conductor Aaron Collins. 855- 252-7276 Bird and Nature Art Show at Environmental
Have Piano will Duel, 4 p.m. at First Learning Center featuring paintings, 3-dimen-
17|18 Riverside Theatre Comedy Presbyterian Church, featuring local music stu- 25 Fashion Forward, a student-produced sional works and photography, with 30 percent
Zone, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on dents Mason Farrow on drums, bassist Pat Gor- fashion and music event, 5 p.m. at of sales benefiting PICS. Plein air artists invited
the Waxlax Stage. $20. Live on the Loop con- don, guitarist Luke Larabie, and Tanner Goulet Quail Valley River Club, to provide grants and to paint at ELC Oct. 2, and Artists Reception
certs 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.; free but tickets re- on sax, accompanied by music director Jacob leadership training to local students. $50 or $20 and Awards 4:30 p.m. Oct. 16, multiple wine &
quired. 772-231-6990 Craig on piano and Paul McCall on trumpet. $10 at door at 8 p.m. for music only. 772-539-1703 cheese cruises ($60pp), and other birding tours.
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BEAUTIFUL MOORINGS POOL HOME
OVERLOOKS PORPOISE BAY

215 Rudder Road in the Anchor at The Moorings: 4 bedroom, 5.5-bath, 5,238-square-foot
riverfront home offered for $4,950,000 by Cindy O’Dare and Kristin Dobson,
Premier Estate Properties: 772-713-5899

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Beautiful Moorings pool home overlooks Porpoise Bay

BY STEPHANIE LABAFF to college, it’s time for the couple to lighting fixtures, plantation shutters, ers a great deal of privacy from the
Staff Writer find something else. wainscoting, chair rails, ceiling de- rest of the home’s residents who may
tails and crown molding. be milling about.
Anthony and Megan D’Elia came to “We always say, ‘the tagline for Vero
Vero Beach looking for a place where Beach should be ‘Shhhhh,’ because The home’s grand entry is softened The spacious retreat has built-ins
their family could vacation but still it’s so great we don’t want to tell too with frosted glass doors that open with lighted jewelry display cases,
be available to run their creative and many people about it,” she continues. into a bright, family residence. The river views, two walk-in closets and
marketing firm. After searching for a understated elegance doesn’t deter an en suite bathroom awaiting your
The D’Elias made the formal, from the spectacular water view from indulgence. You can peek at the riv-
island-style home their own while

condo that would fit the bill, the cou- they lived there. the formal living room through a er from the soaking tub. Dual sinks,
ple discovered the two-story, river- They updated much of the house, trio of French, transomed doors. The a water closet, and a walk-in shower
front estate home at 215 Rudder Road gas fireplace awaits to provide some complete the luxurious space.
in the Anchor at the Moorings. taking the kitchen, laundry room warmth and ambiance on one of Flor-
and powder room down to the studs, ida’s rare cold days or perhaps when The dining room is situated to the
“As soon as we walked in here, we says Premier Estate Properties bro- the weather turns stormy. left of the front entryway with access
loved it,” says Megan D’Elia. “That ker associate Kristin Dobson, who is from there and the hallway leading to
was 11 years ago, and it’s been a great co-listing the property with Cindy The eastern wing houses a den, the renovated chef’s kitchen, where
house and a great community, espe- O’Dare. breezeway access to one of the two- stone countertops and a butcher block
cially for the kids growing up.” But car air-conditioned garages and the island with a prep sink provide plenty
now, with the kids all grown and off Dobson points out extensive cus- owner’s suite, which allows the own- of space to prepare snacks for the kids
tom decorator details, including chic

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or a gourmet dinner for guests – who built-in shelves are three en suite
can have a glass of wine around the bedrooms.
island, enjoy casual conversation in
the family room or step outside onto The two bedrooms at the front of
the veranda. the house have private sunrise bal-
conies. At the center of the second-
High-end appliances make en- floor rooms, the media-game room
tertaining a snap with a Wolf gas provides a sanctuary for those re-
cooktop, KitchenAid double wall ov- siding on the upper level. The kids
ens, JennAir double door fridge with can gather for popcorn and a movie,
freezer drawer, Miele coffee maker, do homework or play their favorite
Subzero fridge drawers, and Bosch games without disturbing others on
dishwasher. the ground floor.

The first-floor laundry room, a pow- Outside you can watch the sunset
der room and breezeway with access from the loggia or cook up dinner al

to the second, air-conditioned, two- fresco on the built-in KitchenAid gas
car garage are just off the kitchen. grill in the summer kitchen. A cabana
bath allows for easy cleanup after
The upper level of the house can lounging by the heated, infinity-edge
be reached via stairs near the front pool or when you come in from a day
door. At the top of the staircase, the on the boat.
loft is set up as a fitness room with
a wet bar with Danby drink fridge “We loved going out on the boat
and sink. Down a hallway lined with when the kids were young. It was in-

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credible,” recalls D’Elia. commodate up to a 70-foot yacht. No expansive, open views of Porpoise have private beach access and pa-
The private dock has a 6,000-pound matter what your boating preference Bay give way to The Moorings Yacht trolled security. Designed as a deep-
is, you’re covered. & Country Club and the Intracoastal water boating community, The Moor-
lift, a double PWC lift for personal wa- waterway beyond says Dobson. ings Yacht & Country Club offers all
tercraft and a third slip that can ac- With 108 feet of river frontage, the the amenities residents need, includ-
“I love that the Moorings Club is ing Pete Dye’s signature golf course,
right there and that the kids could Jim Fazio’s Hawk’s Nest champion-
ride their bikes there to hang out or go ship golf course, tennis, croquet and
to the gym. It has been a great place pickleball courts, a fitness center with
for our family,” says D’Elia. pool and spa, a yacht club, as well as
fine and casual dining. 
As a member of the Moorings Prop-
erty Owners Association, residents

VITAL STATISTICS
215 RUDDER ROAD

Neighborhood: Anchor at the Moorings • Year built: 2002
Construction: Concrete block • Home size: 5,238 square feet

Bedrooms: 4 • Bathrooms: 5 full baths and 1 half-bath
Pool: Infinity • View: Wide, sweeping river views

Additional features: Guard-gated; brick-paved driveway and motor court
with gated drive; wine cooler; plantation shutters; garden tub; wood and
stone floors; gas fireplace; built-ins; media room; den; loft; upstairs and
downstairs laundry rooms; four-car garage; summer kitchen; fenced back-
yard; portable generator; dock with a 6,000-pound boatlift and a double

PWC lift and a third slip that will accommodate a 70-foot yacht
Listing agency: Premier Estate Properties
Listing brokers:

Cindy O’Dare, 772-713-5899, and Kristin Dobson, 772-321-6541
Listing price: $4,950,000

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New insurance covers issues missed in home inspection

BY MICHELE LERNER buyers that they have insurance to “The leak and the damage weren’t Hippo’s Inspection Protection is
The Washington Post cover a big-ticket structural repair.” discovered during the home in- available in 23 states where the com-
spection because inspectors don’t pany operates, including Florida.
The array of insurance and warran- Hippo’s policy covers up to $100,000 normally move an appliance,” says
ty policies that come into play during in repair costs for structural items Blanaru. “A home warranty policy re- “While the policy provides finan-
a real estate transaction can be over- such as walls, roofs and foundations. placed the leaking washing machine cial protection and peace of mind
whelming for first-time buyers and For most homes, the policy costs hose, but homeowner’s insurance for buyers, it also benefits sellers and
first-time sellers, too. $350, Blanaru says. wouldn’t cover replacing the dam- agents because it can streamline the
aged wall because that was a preex- transaction and alleviate the risk for
Buyers must purchase homeown- “Anyone can buy the policy if they isting condition before the buyers sellers and their agents associated
schedule a home inspection through moved into the home.” with missed home inspection items,”
says Blanaru. 

er’s insurance to protect their home Hippo,” says Blanaru. “In our pilot
and their property; title insurance program, 85 percent of sellers who
to protect their lender’s stake in the were given the option purchased In-
ownership of their property; and are spection Protection when they had a
typically advised to purchase their presales inspection. For sellers, this is
own title insurance policy to cover like pre-certifying the home.”
their investment, too. In addition,
buyers who make a down payment During the pilot program, buyers
of less than 20 percent typically pay were four times as likely to waive a
mortgage insurance premiums. home inspection, and transactions
speed up by three weeks from the
Home warranty policies, some- listing to the contract because of the
times purchased by home sellers, real presales home inspection and the in-
estate agents or home buyers, are also surance policy, says Blanaru. Buyers
an option to provide financial cover- can opt for their own home inspec-
age and contractors to repair appli- tion even when the sellers have a pre-
ances and systems in a home. sales inspection and provide Inspec-
tion Protection.
Now a new option has come into
play: an insurance policy that pro- “Inspection Protection is a comple-
tects home buyers during their first mentary product to a home warranty,
year of ownership to cover issues because a home warranty won’t cover
that may have been missed on a structural elements of a home,” says
home inspection. Blanaru. “If a home inspector misses
something such as a roof leak, your
“Home buyers often need help homeowner’s insurance policy may
with their anxiety over making a not cover that because it could be
home purchase and they especially from lack of maintenance rather than
get distressed if they face unexpect- storm damage.”
ed repairs during their first year in
a home,” says Daniel Blanaru, chief One claim that Hippo’s Inspection
growth officer of Hippo, a home in- Protection covered during the pilot
surance company. “We introduced program involved drywall that was
our Inspection Protection insurance destroyed by a hidden leak behind a
policy to provide peace of mind for washing machine.

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Real Estate Sales on the Barrier Island: Aug. 27 to Sept. 2

August gave way to September and the island real estate market remained hot with 12 sales
reported last week, including three for more than $1 million.

The top transaction of the week was once again of a home in Old Riomar. The residence at 856
Riomar Drive, which was offered for $3.195 million, sold on Sept. 1 for $3.095 million.

The seller in the transaction was represented by Lange Sykes of Premier Estate Properties. The
purchaser was represented by Joseph O’Neill and Joseph Schlitt of Keller Williams Realty.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

SUBDIVISION ADDRESS LISTED ORIGINAL MOST RECENT SOLD SELLING
ASKING PRICE ASKING PRICE PRICE
$1,450,000
$1,300,000 $910,000
BERMUDA BAY 107 HIDDEN OAK DR 6/18/2021 $1,300,000 8/31/2021 $860,000
$750,000
SEAGROVE 1766 CEDAR LN 7/7/2021 $925,000 $925,000 8/31/2021
$1,105,000
OCEAN CORP 1460 CLUB DR 6/18/2021 $875,000 $875,000 8/31/2021 $865,000
$803,000
EMERALD COVE 221 AMY ANN LN 4/12/2021 $725,000 $725,000 8/31/2021 $570,000
$550,000
TOWNHOMES, VILLAS, CONDOS, MULTIFAMILY AND INVESTMENT $320,000
$310,000
SOUTHWINDS 2245 N SOUTHWINDS BLVD, #302 5/14/2021 $1,187,500 $1,187,500 8/31/2021

VILLAGE SPIRES DEVEL 3554 OCEAN DR, #PH2S 2/13/2021 $900,000 $865,000 9/1/2021

SPINDRIFT CONDO 1026 FLAMEVINE LN, #205 6/2/2021 $899,000 $899,000 8/30/2021

SEA OAKS 1460 FERN CT, #304 8/16/2021 $560,000 $560,000 8/27/2021

SOUTH PASSAGE 204 SPYGLASS LN, #204 12/7/2020 $550,000 $550,000 9/1/2021

OCEAN TOWERS 2737 OCEAN DR, #25B 12/22/2020 $360,000 $335,000 9/1/2021

SEA OAKS 1175 WINDING OAKS CIR, #207 7/27/2021 $310,000 $310,000 8/31/2021

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Bermuda Bay, Address: 107 Hidden Oak Dr Subdivision: Ocean Corp, Address: 1460 Club Dr

Listing Date: 6/18/2021 Listing Date: 6/18/2021
Original Price: $1,300,000 Original Price: $875,000
Recent Price: $1,300,000 Recent Price: $875,000
Sold: 8/31/2021 Sold: 8/31/2021
Selling Price: $1,450,000 Selling Price: $860,000
Listing Agent: June Fitzgerald Listing Agent: Kit Fields & John Pierce

Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Selling Agent: Alex MacWilliam, Inc.

Kay Brown John Pierce

Premier Estate Properties Alex MacWilliam, Inc.

Subdivision: Seagrove, Address: 1766 Cedar Ln Subdivision: Southwinds, Address: 2245 N Southwinds Blvd, #302

Listing Date: 7/7/2021 Listing Date: 5/14/2021
Original Price: $925,000 Original Price: $1,187,500
Recent Price: $925,000 Recent Price: $1,187,500
Sold: 8/31/2021 Sold: 8/31/2021
Selling Price: $910,000 Selling Price: $1,105,000
Listing Agent: Fredi Ash & Christine Barry Listing Agent: Mary Frances Driscoll

Selling Agent: ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Selling Agent: Berkshire Hathaway Florida

Nancy Freiheit Erika Ross

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

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Emerald Cove, Address: 221 Amy Ann Ln Subdivision: South Passage, Address: 204 Spyglass Ln, #204

Listing Date: 4/12/2021 Listing Date: 12/7/2020
Original Price: $725,000 Original Price: $550,000
Recent Price: $725,000 Recent Price: $550,000
Sold: 8/31/2021 Sold: 9/1/2021
Selling Price: $750,000 Selling Price: $550,000
Listing Agent: Joan Cook Listing Agent: Erika Ross

Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Selling Agent: The Moorings Realty Sales Co.

Not Provided Tripp Hernandez

Not Provided Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

Subdivision: Village Spires Devel, Address: 3554 Ocean Dr, #PH2S Subdivision: Spindrift Condo, Address: 1026 Flamevine Ln, #205

Listing Date: 2/13/2021 Listing Date: 6/2/2021
Original Price: $900,000 Original Price: $899,000
Recent Price: $865,000 Recent Price: $899,000
Sold: 9/1/2021 Sold: 8/30/2021
Selling Price: $865,000 Selling Price: $803,000
Listing Agent: Kitty Rossetti Listing Agent: Gayle D’Haeseleer

Selling Agent: Coldwell Banker Paradise Selling Agent: RE/MAX Associated Realty

Candace Moore Shaun Welsh

Seaglass Real Estate LLC Billero & Billero Properties

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Poll: Americans want larger homes, more elbow room

BY MICHELE LERNER ly. However, more Democrats (49 per-
The Washington Post cent) now prefer a suburban or rural
location, up from 42 percent in 2019.
During the early days of the pan-
demic, people with the means to Most racial groups also expressed
move and the ability to work remote- a preference for larger homes farther
ly left cities and moved to suburbs, from amenities, including whites
small towns, rural areas and remote (63 percent), Blacks (60 percent) and
communities. Hispanics (56 percent). Asians were
the only group with a majority (58
Even with the narrative of residents percent) expressing a preference for
fleeing cities playing out, the rise in a small home closer to amenities. 
home prices in urban areas contin-
ued unabated. And now rents in cities
are increasing, too.

To make sense of where people
want to live, the Pew Research Center
recently surveyed more than 10,000
Americans. The result shows that the
preference for walkability is fading
and more people would prefer to live
in a larger house where the homes are
further apart and residents need to
drive to amenities and schools.

According to the report, “today,
6-in-10 U.S. adults say they would
prefer to live in a community with

larger homes with greater distances
to retail stores and schools (up 7 per-
centage points since 2019), while 39
percent say they prefer a community
with smaller houses that are closer
together with schools, stores and
restaurants within walking distance
(down 8 points since 2019).”

While Americans remain deeply
divided over many issues, the Pew
survey found that the preference for
larger homes that are spread further
apart cuts across most partisan, age,
racial and ethnic groups and educa-
tional levels. In the past, Republicans
were traditionally more likely than
Democrats to prefer suburban loca-
tions compared to urban areas.

Pew’s research found that both
groups have an increased preference
for suburbs or rural areas. Republi-
cans continue to have more of a pref-
erence for a larger home farther from
amenities, at 73 percent, compared
to 65 percent when Pew conducted
a similar survey in September 2019,
while Democrats are split more even-

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