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.

Renovated Sunset Hill Charmer in North Oak Cliff Transformed From Blah to Beautiful

By Leah Shafer / January 5, 2017 /

Our Thursday Three Hundred is a darling renovated house in North Oak Cliff’s Sunset Hill neighborhood. We’ve fallen for it big time. Located at 423 S. Waverly Dr. near W. 12th Street and S. Rosemont Avenue, it is cute as a button, with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and 1,640 square feet on one story, built in 1920.…

Historic Meets Hip In the Thoughtful Renos of this Gorgeous Elmwood Home

By Leah Shafer / January 3, 2017 /

Historic, vintage appeal meets modern, hip style in our Tuesday Two Hundred, a 1935 Elmwood home in Oak Cliff. Located at 1230 Elmwood Blvd., the renovations to this sweet spot create an upgraded, high-tech home with personality galore. The renovations are well above what you’d expect to find in a home under $300K. For example, a home…

Best of: Live the Loft Life in These Historic Downtown Dallas Buildings, Part 2

By Leah Shafer / December 31, 2016 /

This is the second installment in a two-part series looking at loft living in historic downtown Dallas buildings, originally published Aug. 5. You can read the first post here.  Dallas has a rich history in downtown, with many beautiful structures from the early 1900s. We’re looking at 11 of those buildings, which have been converted, usually after years…

Best of: Live the Loft Life in These Historic Downtown Dallas Buildings, Part 1

By Leah Shafer / December 30, 2016 /

This is the first installment in a two-part series looking at loft living in historic downtown Dallas buildings, originally published July 29. Part two will publish tomorrow. Be sure to check back! The loft life never looked better than in downtown Dallas’ historic buildings. With 11 of them converted for residential living, residents have lots of options, in terms…

Exquisitely Remodeled Junius Heights Craftsman Tops Our Dallas Open Houses

By Leah Shafer / December 29, 2016 /

You would think not too many people are having open houses this weekend, and you’d be correct! But we still managed to find five outstanding properties for our CandysDirt Open Houses of the Week column. Every Thursday, we pick five fabulous Dallas open houses you shouldn’t miss. This week, our houses range in price from $337,680 to $1,349,900. You’ll find…