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.

First Internationally Certified Passive House in Texas Hits Market Today in Dallas

By Leah Shafer / March 26, 2018 /

Dallas gets some big bragging rights today as the first internationally certified Passive House in Texas goes on the market. If you don’t know what that is, listen up and prepare to be impressed with this tale of two men’s vision to bring a new building standard to the state.  The Northwest Dallas house at 3846…

Newer Lakewood Heights Custom Home Aces the Test for Our Dallas Open Houses

By Leah Shafer / March 22, 2018 /

There are many open houses in North Texas every weekend — so much so that picking the perfect three can be difficult. But somehow we manage and bring you an insider’s look at hot properties with our CandysDirt.com Open Houses of the Week. These are open houses in Dallas (and the ‘burbs from time to time)…

Contemporary Architecture, Serene Setting Shine at Sleek Shore Crest Terrace House

By Leah Shafer / March 22, 2018 /

Contemporary architecture takes on beautiful proportions in a sleek Shorecrest Terrace home built in 2016. This nearly new house feels spacious and expansive with soaring ceilings and spaces filled with natural light. Our Inwood Home of the Week at 8618 Glencrest Ln. has a strong connection between indoors and outdoors through walls of glass, as well as…

Barton-Graham Strike Again with Beautiful and Bold Buckner Terrace Renovation

By Leah Shafer / March 22, 2018 /

We’ve been following the remarkable work of a dynamic design and real estate duo making their mark in East Dallas. Today, we’re looking at their latest project in Buckner Terrace.  Casey Barton and Raymond Graham are the talent behind the renovated house at 3214 Sharpview Ln. This pair have been at it for several years, turning…

Heights Park Cutie in Richardson Lists Today with a First-Look Open House Tomorrow

By Leah Shafer / March 20, 2018 /

We love it when Realtors give us first dibs on writing about a great property about to hit the market! That’s the case today with this Heights Park home in Richardson — it goes live later today with a first-look open house tomorrow, March 21, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.  Located at 435 Rustic Cir., this 1955 property…