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.

Oak Cliff Duplex Offers Neoclassical, Historical Style with Modern Home Amenities

By Shelby Skrhak / May 29, 2020 /

Before Lake Cliff Park became the serene green space it is today, it was an epicenter of entertainment in the early 1900s built to attract potential homeowners to the casual lifestyle that Oak Cliff was beginning to create. Across the street from the park along Blaylock Drive, early residents built beautiful homes ranging in architectural…

Looking for Uptown High-Rise Living? Move into The House at Victory Park for Only $525k

By Shelby Skrhak / May 27, 2020 /

Think it’s hard to find a luxury high-rise condominium for less than $1 million in Uptown? What if we told you we found a rare one-bedroom with all the amenities for a little over half a million? The always-in-the-know Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans pointed us to David Griffin’s listing at 2200 Victory Avenue…

Townhome South of Downtown Offers Luxury at Affordable Price Point

By Shelby Skrhak / May 26, 2020 /

This week’s Inwood National Bank Home of the Week is an affordable find we told you about several years ago when Sphinx Development was building the Fiji Townhomes, a community of attractive and affordable single-family homes in North Oak Cliff. Located at Corinth and Cedar Creek in the Cedar Crest neighborhood, the three-bedroom, two and…

Live Your Best Life in This Bona-Fide Castle for Sale in Fairview

By Shelby Skrhak / May 24, 2020 /

Life isn’t always a fairy tale, but that doesn’t mean you can’t live your best life in a grand Bavarian castle nestled in the woods of Collin County. “941 Circle in the Woods is a flagship home, not only of Fairview, but all of Collin County,” says listing agent Tom Grisak of Keller Williams Luxury…

Upscale and Understated Describes This Cochran Heights Home on Milam Street Well

By Shelby Skrhak / May 23, 2020 /

Buyers flock to Cochran Heights near Knox-Henderson for the wonderfully eclectic homes, ranging from jaw-dropping Dilbecks to just the coolest urban contemporary home you’ve seen with multi-colored panes of glass that literally stops traffic at the corner of Garrett and Milam. But there’s a French modern at 5211 Milam Street that is just the perfect…