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.
Modern Luxury Dallas wants to hear directly from you about the trends, talent, and brands shaping the homebuilding and design scene in Dallas right now. Is there a builder you count on who always delivers? An architect whose vision inspires you? Or maybe there’s a design story you think deserves the spotlight? Here’s your chance…
To know this sprawling white farmhouse-style ranch at 1419 Yakimo Dr. is to know the unique East Kessler Park neighborhood it sits in. The Guggenheim Acres enclave is an ultra-hilly, wooded landscape of eclectic homes that have been purpose-built since its founding in 1937. What does that mean — “purpose-built”? Here, homes were developed organically…
Two of the biggest names in residential real estate are about to become one. Compass, the tech-forward brokerage founded in 2012, announced it will merge with Anywhere Real Estate — parent company of Coldwell Banker, Sotheby’s International Realty, Corcoran, Century 21, and other household brokerage brands — in an all-stock transaction valued at about $10…
Home tour season 2025 is here, and Dallas-Fort Worth has a full slate of can’t-miss events on the calendar this fall. From Fort Worth to Turtle Creek, Oak Cliff to North Dallas, September and October bring opportunities to step inside some of the region’s most remarkable residences and see firsthand how architects, builders, and homeowners…
At Cedar Creek Lake, the clock is ticking for buyers eyeing Emerald Bay, a 44-acre gated community with just 62 homesites remaining. Developed by 821 Investments and led by David Craig — the North Texas developer behind Craig Ranch — Emerald Bay combines thoughtful infrastructure with resort-style amenities, designed to give buyers a seamless, low-stress…
