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.

This Unlisted Southlake Home Is Only $635K. Yes, You Read That Right.

By Shelby Skrhak / September 28, 2019 /

It’s pretty rare for find homes in Southlake Carroll ISD in the $600k range, but Lily Moore of Lily Moore Realty has this unlisted hip pocket home that we’re sure will go fast. Get ready — this 3,648-square-foot home has five bedrooms, four baths, and is listed for $635,000. Built in 1996, this transitional-style stucco home…

Bud Oglesby Townhome Shines with Signature Architectural Elements

By Shelby Skrhak / September 26, 2019 /

Write what you know, right? That’s why I typically gravitate towards 1980s-built soft contemporary homes, popcorn ceilings, and all. But I became a fan of midcentury modern style the moment I purchased a Mies Van Der Rohe Barcelona Table reproduction and started learning more about the architecture and design of this distinctive era. I’m a…

Supreme Auctions Offering Exclusive Avalon Hollow With No Reserve Oct. 19

By Shelby Skrhak / September 25, 2019 /

Supreme Auctions has a Preston Hollow property that’s so exclusive, we can’t really tell you the address. We can tell you this 6,782-square-foot luxury estate is called Avalon Hollow and in cooperation with Vicki Mox of RE/MAX Dallas Suburbs, it’ll be auctioned off live on-site with no reserve on Saturday, Oct. 19, selling to the…

Shops at Legacy Townhouse Perfect for Exec on the Go

By Shelby Skrhak / September 23, 2019 /

This is the perfect location for an executive home: geographically in the center of everything at the Shops at Legacy, Legacy West, and the Golden Corridor, but specifically located outside of the shops proper, where parking can be a challenge. Luckily there’s a two-car garage in this three-bedroom, three and half-bath townhouse, listed for $399,000…

Farmersville Abuzz With New Homes, Developing Land, and Homes Under Contract

By Shelby Skrhak / September 22, 2019 /

For this week’s Suburb Sunday, we took a look at MLS-listed homes in Farmersville, the far east Collin County town near Lake Lavon. This town of 3,000 residents seems like it’s strapping in for growth from the future Collin County Outer Loop, a designated freeway that will loop Preston Road in Celina, east to US 75…