Occasionally, because Bedico Creek Preserve is such a popular neighborhood on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Louisiana, we will have newspaper, magazine, and online articles and blogs written about our master-planned community. We feature these articles in our Press Room area. Also, we sometimes create press releases for special news and events that are happening at Bedico Creek Preserve. You can find all of this information, plus make media inquiries all right here in our Press Room.
Come see this play live in Mandeville.
Crimes of the Heart
30 by Ninety Theatre
880 Lafayette St.
Mandeville, LA 70448
April 23 – May 15, 2022
8pm Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30pm Sundays
Adult – $19; Senior (65+) $17; Student (13+) $14; and Child (12 and under) $11 (+online fees, all)
This is the spring 2022 finale show in Covington.
Shostakovich 9
April 23, 2022
7:30pm – 10pm
Saint Paul’s School | Briggs Center
919 S Jefferson Ave
Covington, LA 70433
Price: $37, Adults, $10 Students & Children
St. Tammany Parish Council will have a proposed moratorium that will ban rezoning that will increase subdivision density. The proposal will not appear on the agenda until late spring. Parish President Mark Cooper believes the moratorium will help with accurate planning and assessing for growth in St. Tammany.
“The reality in St. Tammany Parish is that development is outpacing infrastructure improvements and has been for years,” said Cooper.
Originally the moratorium was to be put on the agenda for the March 3rd vote but was delayed. Jerry Binder explained that the agenda for March 3rd’s meeting already had nine zoning appeals and thirty proposed ordinances. Five of the agenda items were to overturn Zoning Commission denials of rezonings for Timber Branch II, a controversial development.
The moratorium would not affect any commercial-zoned properties and would not apply to any development of any property under its current zoning. The purpose is for the moratorium to halt any rezoning or resubdivision of residential properties that would allow density greater than one house per acre.
Many residents are concerned and want the moratorium to pass. They are frustrated with the overdevelopment in their community that is negatively affecting the roads, drainage, water, and sewage. In fact, a group called the Concerned Citizens of St. Tammany has suggested to the council to not allow any high-density appeals to be approved until the moratorium is voted on.
“The time has come when we should stop codling developers seeking discretionary rezoning,” says Rick Franzo, a member of the Concerned Citizens of St. Tammany.
For the past few years, the housing market has seen historically low-interest rates but this might change. Sources report that we will be faced with rising interest rates throughout 2022. Here are some tips that professionals in the industry look at when determining the change housing market.
This year the market is starting to slow down on refinancing and pick back up with purchasing housing. The 30-year loan average interest rate jumped from 3.5% to 3.64% in just two weeks int the beginning of the year. Home prices also increased close to 8% due to the fear rates will start to rise.
Fortunately, we no longer have stay-at-home orders and the unemployment rates are down 2.8% from this time last year. More homes are being built so the low inventory problem is resolving. Data shows that there is a 34% increase in new homes being built across the country. Job security and more inventory should encourage hopeful homebuyers.
The shift in remove work has also changed what homebuyers deem important in a home. As of September 2021, 45% of full-time employees worked remotely. More people are looking for a single-family home with more bedrooms and a finished basement.
The 2022 market is looking good. Just because interest rates are rising, doesn’t mean now is not a good time to purchase a home. There are many factors that come into play that help balance the housing market event with high home prices and rising interest rates.
This is one of the largest sales around in Abita Springs.
Whole Town Garage Sale
Throughout Abita Springs
22161 Level Street
Abita Springs, LA 70420
March 26, 2022
7am
This is a free event
Click Here for More Information.
Golf tournament that benefits the Chamber Scholarship Fund in St. Tammany.
Golf Tournament
Beau Chene Country Club
602 N Beau Chene Dr.
Mandeville, LA 70471
March 24, 2022
10:30am
Price:$600 per team of 4, $175 per player
Click Here for More Information.
