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.

Updated Farmers Branch Home Shows What You Can Buy Just North of LBJ

By Leah Shafer / June 26, 2018 /

Candy recently called Farmers Branch “the best kept secret in North Texas” real estate and she’s totally right. This inner ring suburb offers great housing options for substantially less than an equivalent house would cost, as well as lovely parks and an active community.  Throw in some of the lowest taxes in the area, and…

Splurge vs Steal: Two Oak Lawn Condos

By Leah Shafer / June 25, 2018 /

Oak Lawn is one of Dallas’ great neighborhoods with awesome location, lots of restaurants, nightlife, a huge variety of real estate, and the Turtle Creek area with its parks and wildlife.  For this week’s Splurge vs Steal, we’re looking at two fabulous Oak Lawn condos. One is in the iconic Gold Crest, designed by George…

Cliff May East Dallas Home Leads the Way Among Our Dallas Open Houses

By Leah Shafer / June 14, 2018 /

We do the hard work every week to find the most wonderful open houses every week. Every Thursday, we pick three fabulous open houses in Dallas (and the ‘burbs from time to time) you shouldn’t miss. One of the houses in our CandysDirt.com Open Houses of the Week this week is a Cliff May-designed beauty.  “[That house] was designed…

Winnetka Heights Prairie-style Home Is a Great Value for Historic Neighborhood

By Leah Shafer / June 14, 2018 /

We love a Prairie-style Craftsman and the historic Winnetka Heights neighborhood in North Oak Cliff is full of them!  We’ve found one for our Thursday Three Hundred at 409 S. Rosemont Ave. has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, two living areas, and 2,125 square feet on two stories, built in 1923. It has lots of light, a front porch…

Live Tiny in this Cute Elmwood Cottage, Priced to Sell in Oak Cliff

By Leah Shafer / June 12, 2018 /

Tiny living never looked so cute as in the Elmwood cottage at 1918 Wilbur St. in Oak Cliff. This charmed home features refinished hardwood floors, fresh interior paint, a completely updated kitchen, built-ins, and sweet curb appeal.  This home has two bedrooms, one bathroom, and 943 square feet on one story, built in 1950. Let’s take a look…