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.

BEFORE AND AFTER: Home Transformed from Mawmaw to Mod in Lakeland Hills

By Leah Shafer / September 17, 2015 /

Casey Barton and Raymond E. Graham are real estate renaissance men, working their magic in East Dallas homes. The pair have been renovating and selling houses together for eight years and own the company Barton-Graham Home & Design Firm. They’re both general contractors and interior decorators, and Graham is a Realtor who in the process of earning his broker’s…

On MidlandDirt: Half-Million-Dollar Homes In Odessa Offer Luxury Amenities

By Leah Shafer / September 16, 2015 /

Odessa houses in the half-million-dollar range offer a range of high-end amenities, from new Venetian plaster walls to acreage with horse stalls. We’ve picked out four listings to give you an idea of what $500K buys in Odessa now. Read the whole story over on MidlandDirt.com!  

Get Your Midcentury Modern Fix at Dallas Architecture Forum’s October Symposium

By Leah Shafer / September 15, 2015 /

If you swoon over Frank Sinatra’s style, and you marvel over Mad Men‘s Midcentury Modern, then you won’t want to miss the next Dallas Design Symposium, presented by the Dallas Architecture Forum. Titled Modernism, the focus of the symposium is the best of Midcentury Modern architecture and design. It will be held Oct. 4 from 2 – 5…

Picturesque Condo Offers Comfortable, Quiet Respite In Heart of North Oak Lawn

By Leah Shafer / September 15, 2015 /

North Oak Lawn is a lovely neighborhood with parks and creeks, varied architecture, and a sense of community. Today’s Tuesday Two Hundred is in the heart of North Oak Lawn, 4424 Holland Ave. Apt. 301, near Lemmon and Wycliffe avenues. This picturesque condo offers 1,053 square feet on two stories with two bedrooms, one full bathroom, one…

Corinth’s Long Lake Development to Offer Luxury Homes, Backed By Chinese Investor

By Leah Shafer / September 11, 2015 /

All eyes are on the fiery hot North Texas real estate market, even from 7,000 miles away: A luxury new housing and commercial development in Corinth is underway, backed by an entrepreneur based in Beijing, China. The Long Lake development is located about 34 miles from downtown Dallas, in Denton County. This 107-acre enclave will…