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.

Find Style and Comfort in this Just-Listed East Dallas Claremont Park Cutie

By Leah Shafer / May 30, 2017 /

East Dallas real estate can be pricey. Neighborhoods like Lakewood and Forest Hills almost never have homes in the $200K price range. But Claremont Park, an established East Dallas neighborhood with winding creeks, arching shade trees, and close proximity to White Rock Lake, is often quite affordable.  Our Tuesday Two Hundred is located at 8331 Cabrera Dr. in the heart…

Munger Place Swiss Avenue Beauty Tops our Dallas Open House Roundup This Week

By Leah Shafer / May 25, 2017 /

We love bringing you an insider look at hot North Texas properties with our CandysDirt.com Open Houses of the Week column. Every Thursday, we pick fabulous open houses in Dallas (and the ‘burbs from time to time) you’e got to see over the weekend. This week, our houses range in price from $369,500 to $1.1 million. There’s the elegant…

Live in the L Streets with this Stylish, Renovated Home with Mature Shade Trees

By Leah Shafer / May 25, 2017 /

The L Streets are a hot area of East Dallas, part of the Lake Highlands community and located 11 miles northeast of downtown. The L Streets are close to White Rock Lake and the area is full of arching shade trees and super cute houses. There’s a reason real estate here flies on and off…

Before & After: Midway Hollow Home Taken to the Studs for Reimagination

By Leah Shafer / May 23, 2017 /

Midway Hollow is a neighborhood in transition, with a lot of renovations going on among the 2,600 or so houses there. It’s an appealing area in northwest Dallas, with mature trees, affordable homes in several price ranges, nearby shopping, and a healthy, involved crime watch. Flippers have made their mark among many a Midway Hollow home, and some people…

Ticket Giveaway: 2017 Preservation Achievement Awards on May 31

By Leah Shafer / May 22, 2017 /

After 16 years of vacancy and being listed on local, state, and national endangered lists, The Statler is one of Dallas’ biggest preservation success stories. It was recently recognized as such by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. So it’s totally appropriate that the 2017 Preservation Achievement Awards will be held here next week, with keynote…