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.
Over the summer, veteran industry executive Chris Carrillo became CEO of Dallas-based North Texas Real Estate Information Systems (NTREIS), the Dallas-area multiple listing service that underpins much of how homes are listed and transacted in North Texas. Carrillo’s appointment, following former CEO John Holley’s planned retirement in January 2025, comes at a time when recent…
You’ve heard of being “close to everything,” but this home actually delivers — without feeling like you live in everything. Built in 2022 by Crescent Estates Custom Homes, this three-bedroom, 3.5-bath plus study home manages what many brand new modern homes only claim: DESIGN and not a big white box. Let me show you what…
We’re watching Celina heat up again — this time with a new Huffines Communities project named Serenade Texas, promising a $100 million buildout in record time. Unlike most master planned communities that roll out in phases over several years, Huffines says Serenade will skip the drawn-out phasing that’s standard for these large projects and instead…
In the latest episode of Dallas Dirt, host Candy Evans sits down with John Carona, former Texas Senator and founder and CEO of Associa, the largest home management firm in North America — for a wide-ranging conversation about how HOAs have evolved, what makes them work, and why community still matters. Carona’s been in the…
Lake buyers eyeing the new Emerald Bay at Cedar Creek Lake can finally experience it firsthand this Friday, Oct. 10, at the development’s first on-site celebration. Emerald Bay will host the launch party at its gated lakefront community, complete with food trucks, drinks, and guided lot tours. Developed by 821 Investments and led by North Texas developer…
