Leah Shafer
Leah Shafer is a content and social media specialist, as well as a Dallas native, who lives in Richardson with her family. In her sixth-grade yearbook, Leah listed "interior designer" as her future profession. Now she writes about them, as well as all things real estate, for CandysDirt.com.
During World War II, America ramped up its steel production to make weapons, build ships, and fuel the effort overseas. Once the war was over, we had tremendous capacity, and it had to go somewhere. Enter the big cars of the 1950s, huge appliances, and home construction (coming out of the war, there were around six…
A Chinese investment firm has its sights set on West Texas as they declare their intent to spend $1.3 billion (8.3 billion yuan) to buy massive oil fields in Howard and Borden counties. This purchase is part of a trend of Chinese interest in U.S. energy resources. Read the whole story over on MidlandDirt.com!
North Texas’ top architects gathered recently at the Modern Museum of Fort Worth as the American Institute of Architects’ local chapter gave nine prestigious design awards. Projects included a college, a nonprofit theater, and private homes. Top Honor Awards went to architects Greg Ibañez, Tommy Stewart, and Norman Ward. Four Merit Awards were given out, three of which went to VLK…
True love doesn’t always show up on a first date, but at these five Dallas-area open houses this weekend, you might feel cupid’s (real estate) bow. We’re visiting neighborhoods from Lakewood Estates to West Dallas’ Walnut Hill Highlands, to East Kessler and North Dallas. The prices range from $364,900 to $1.64 million. We hope you make time to…
If the idea of having someone else help pay your mortgage is appealing, then consider the up-down duplex in North Oak Cliff at 1216 Kings Hwy. Listed for $375,000 by Kathy Hewitt and Steve Habgood with the Hewitt Habgood Group of Dave Perry-Miller Intown, this duplex has two 2-1 units. Both are currently rented out to…
