Entries by Jennifer Graves

Backyard Tips for an Awesome Summer

Sunny long warm days with no school can only mean its summertime. What a great time to enjoy the outdoors. The backyard is a perfect spot to relax and enjoy the outdoors in the comfort of your own home. Here are several tips to follow to get your backyard in tip top summer shape. Start […]

Cash Is Not The Only Way To Buy A Home

Many home buyers today use cash to purchase a piece of residential real estate. However in recent years the trend for all cash payments is on the decline. Since 2014 all-cash home buyers have trended down because of the less competitive current housing market and lower mortgage rates. In June of this year, 16% of […]

10 Benefits to Downsizing

When I think of downsizing, I think of empty nesters. These days that is not always the case. Many families are looking for a less materialistic lifestyle. There are many benefits to living in a smaller home such as less energy cost, less time to clean and overall are just less expensive. If this is […]

Potential Bikeshare Program for the Northshore

New Orleans Blue Bikes program began in 2017 and is still very popular within the community.  St. Tammany Parish is drastically growing and a bikeshare program would be very successful in the Northshore area. “We hope and think people will (support this) because of our transportation challenges over here,” Northshore Community Foundation CEO Susan Bonnett […]

New Homesites In St. Tammany Approved

St. Tammany is a growing parish where residents enjoy the slow small town feel close to the big city of New Orleans. On February 12, 2019,  St. Tammany Planning Commission approved 153 more homesites that will be located in three subdivisions in the parish. Bedico Creek, a premiere master planned community in Madisonville, will get […]

St. Tammany Schools To Start Construction Projects At Three Schools

Madisonville Elementary, Mandeville High School and Covington High School are getting some much needed TLC. The St. Tammany Parish School Board will accept close to $28 million in construction bids for the work. Over $14 million plans to be allocated to Mandeville High. The project includes a three-story building which will add more than two […]