Shelby Skrhak

Shelby Skrhak is executive editor of CandysDirt.com and producer of the Dallas Dirt podcast. She loves covering estate sales and murder homes, not necessarily related. As a lifelong Dallas native, she's been an Eagle, Charger, Wildcat, and a Comet.

Head for Simpler Times in Hillwood’s Harvest Community, Named Among Best in Nation

By Shelby Skrhak / August 2, 2020 /

It looks like the Harvest community in Argyle is inspiring North Texans to head for a simpler life. Harvest, developed by Hillwood Communities, was named one of the best home communities in the nation and the best community in the Metroplex, according to a recent Top 50 list and Dallas Builders Association awards. And no…

WattDawg Helps Texans Secure Consistent Low Rates As Electricity Prices Reach Record Highs

By Shelby Skrhak / August 1, 2020 /

This year has been challenging thus far, to say the least. Add this to the 2020 tally: The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) says that electricity customers will experience record-high prices while trying to stay cool in the intense summer heat.  While ERCOT anticipates an annual spike in electricity usage for summer, recent stay-at-home…

Slice of Paradise in Allen Can Be Yours

By Shelby Skrhak / August 1, 2020 /

If you’re looking for a place to put down roots in… say, a thriving city that offers a great work/life balance, Allen just may be that place. In 2018 Money magazine ranked the Dallas suburb No. 2 of their ‘Best Places to Live,’ and also No. 2 of their ‘Best Places to Launch a Career’…

Seeking a Sarasota Second Home? Heritage Auctions Will Start the Bidding at $1.5M

By Shelby Skrhak / July 31, 2020 /

When two great design minds like award-winning architect Don Evans and international design giant Tui Pranich collaborate on a project, the result is bound to be impressive. A perfect example is this brand new Sarasota custom home up for auction next week by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions, once listed for $4.29 million. On Tuesday, Aug. 4,…

This Cedars Home Is Burning Hot, Both Figuratively and Literally

By Shelby Skrhak / July 29, 2020 /

This week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans went under contract as fast as a high-speed bullet train headed to Houston. And that’s not an superfluous simile. This custom contemporary home at 1605 McKee Street is located in The Cedars, future site of the high-speed Texas Central…