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.

Head North to Farmers Branch and Take in this Home’s Sweet, Updated Style

By Leah Shafer / November 28, 2017 /

It’s getting hard to find a three- or four-bedroom house in Dallas for under $300K. So we’ve headed to Farmers Branch, where we’ve found a renovated property for well under that mark with lots to offer buyers.  Our Tuesday Two Hundred at 13840 Janwood Ln. sits pretty on a corner lot with attractive curb appeal and…

Santa Visits Local Ebby Halliday Realtors Offices this Month for Photo Opps

By Leah Shafer / November 27, 2017 /

Santa makes quite a few stops in North Texas for good boys and girls. Over the next few weeks, he will make appearances at eight Ebby Halliday Realtors offices across DFW for photo opportunities. Everyone is welcome — even those of you on the naughty list — to catch up with Santa before he heads back…

Splurge vs. Steal: Two East Dallas Homes Zoned for Lakewood Elementary School

By Leah Shafer / November 27, 2017 /

As beleaguered as Dallas ISD can seem, there are standout schools that draw people to buy in their attendance zones. Today, we’ve found at two houses zoned for Lakewood Elementary, a coveted school in DISD, for our Splurge vs. Steal. Both East Dallas houses are family friendly and move-in ready.   

Splurge vs. Steal: Take In the Style of these Two Melshire Estates Houses

By Leah Shafer / November 20, 2017 /

You’ve got to love a neighborhood with the motto, “A community where neighbors are friends and friends are family.”  That’s what you’ll find in Melshire Estates, a wonderful area inside the 635 loop, just east of the Dallas North Tollway. That’s where our Splurge vs. Steal houses are located today. One is high-end new construction (with a matching…

Swing on by Golf Course Plano Home, Which Tops Our Open House Roundup

By Leah Shafer / November 16, 2017 /

Every Thursday, we scour the listings and find three fabulous open houses that weekend you’ve got to see. This is our CandysDirt.com Open Houses of the Week column. Today, our houses range in price from $499K to $1.149 million. Let’s take a look.