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.

House Hunting: Single Mom Sold House in 52 Hours, Can’t Decide Where to Move

By Leah Shafer / April 8, 2015 /

Lisa Long is a single mother and pottery teacher in Richardson ISD who recently decided to sell her three-bedroom Irving house after five years and move closer to work. Long found herself in a situation emblematic of the fast-and-furious pace of the North Texas real estate market: Her house was on the market for 52…

Grab a Martini, Shades: Northwest Dallas Midcentury Feels Like Palm Springs Oasis

By Leah Shafer / April 7, 2015 /

Our spring days are warming up in North Texas, the perfect time to dream of lazy days lounging in the sunshine. Today’s Tuesday Two Hundred is a gem in Northwest Dallas, a retro updated ranch at 3251 Royal Ln., just east of Webb Chapel Lane in the Webster Grove neighborhood. With its carefully curated midcentury look…

Larry Corson Paves the Way in North Texas Residential Development

By Leah Shafer / April 3, 2015 /

Larry Corson is a key player in real estate investment and development in North Texas. Throughout his 30-year career, he has focused largely on residential developments and was recently named co-president of Wilbow Corporation, a privately held Dallas-based residential property developer. Corson has guided the strategic acquisition of new properties throughout DFW, particularly in suburbs…

Barton-Graham Home & Design Firm Works Magic In Their East Dallas Renovations

By Leah Shafer / April 3, 2015 /

In last week’s Tuesday Two Hundred, we wrote about a gorgeous East Dallas house in Phenomenal Buckner Terrace Reno Goes Under Contract in Three Days. The renovation was a masterpiece created by Casey Barton and Raymond E. Graham, who have been renovating and selling houses together for eight years and own the company Barton-Graham Home & Design…

Preservation Task Force Aims to Protect Historic Buildings With 9 Recommendations

By Leah Shafer / April 2, 2015 /

  Last September, the Dallas preservation community let out a collective gasp as an entire block of century-old buildings was demolished by Headington Companies as part of the Joule’s expansion plans. Because of the way historic preservation is handled in Dallas, there was no time to discuss alternatives with the bulldozers or the company that…