Garden Homes Available for 55+ Home Buyers
The term baby boomer gets tossed around a lot in the United States with the insinuation that their generation has the largest amount of “members,” so everything that happens in the next 30 years as they start to retire will need to be tailor-fit to their needs and lifestyle choices. The social security system will need to be upgraded, and marketing 
efforts will need to be targeted to meet the needs of this large population. This is also seen in the housing market where housing options for baby boomers will need to be included in any builder’s sales and marketing efforts. One of the styles of homes that is popular for empty nesters is the garden home. Garden homes are the luxurious upgrade to the pool house of larger estates. They sit on less land, have slightly larger square footage than a pool house, and they are typically surrounded by other homes of the same style. Low-maintenance is the buzz word that is applicable to garden homes because there is little to no yard to maintain or the community provides a landscape or yard service contract which is paid for in the homeowner association dues.
Garden homes are a “move-down” option for baby boomers who are retiring and looking for a smaller footprint because they have no children. Some garden home communities are built in the style of duplex condos with each 
garden home sharing a wall but having separate courtyard or yard areas and sometimes their own garage. In St. Tammany Parish, there are several new home communities which feature garden homes – one of which is Bedico Creek Preserve. In our Garden / Courtyard Neighborhood, you can find homes for sale as well as lots for sale for you to buy or build a custom garden home that specifically meets your lifestyle requirements. Many of the builders at Bedico Creek Preserve offer ornate and unique private courtyard customizations with brick pillars and columns and gorgeous peaceful fountains. Even with less square footage, floorplan arrangements give the illusion of space with open airy rooms, tons of windows and light, and space used efficiently to create architectural designs and spaces to enhance the custom home design beauty.
For 13 consecutive months, builder confidence in the 55+ market has been increasing since the index was established in 2008. The 4th quarter of 2014 saw the highest increased in builder confidence in this market in 7 years. Many
baby boomers reached retirement age with savings and retirement accounts intact, and they have been gradually returning to the real estate market because home values have stabilized, and it is now possible to sell an existing larger home to be able to purchase / downgrade to a more affordable and sustainable housing location. In the Greater New Orleans area, the garden homes available for 55+ home buyers are plentiful as this is a popular and affordable house style that was adopted during and after the Recession. If you are interested in purchasing a garden or courtyard home in St. Tammany Parish or building a garden home on a lot in Madisonville, Louisiana, Contact Bedico Creek Preserve at 985-845-4200 or E-mail [email protected].
