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.

Stonewall Terrace Bungalow Is the Perfect Thursday Three Hundred

By Shelby Skrhak / July 25, 2019 /

Britt Rhodes of Briggs Freeman has a darling listing at 5820 Palm Lane for $379,000 in coveted North Stonewall Terrace in Dallas. This 1940s stone bungalow with 1,283 square feet features three bedrooms and two baths, a well-packed floorplan that’d be great for a young family wanting to attend award-winning Mockingbird Elementary or someone whose looking for…

The Colony May Challenge Us in Headline Writing, But Delights Us With Great Homes

By Shelby Skrhak / July 21, 2019 /

Do you know how difficult it is to write headlines with a city whose name begins with the article The? The answer is very as I came to learn more than a decade ago when I was community newspaper editor for The Colony. But despite the clunky headlines I may have written, the stories I came…

This 1920s Spanish Colonial in Kessler Park Is an Absolute Dream

By Shelby Skrhak / July 20, 2019 /

Towering trees soar over the red tile roof of this beautiful 1920s Spanish Colonial home at 1215 N. Winnetka Avenue in Kessler Park, but peeking behind is a classic stucco beauty that can be yours for $849,900. The three-bedroom, two-and-half bath home listed by Robert Kucharski of David Griffin and Company has an impressive 2,720 square…

Thursday 300: Rockwall Soft Contemporary Has Unique Touches Throughout

By Shelby Skrhak / July 18, 2019 /

I’d move across the Metroplex to Rockwall for this unique soft contemporary house at this price. This striking home at 503 Boggs Circle has three bedrooms, four baths, and 2,945 square feet priced at $325,000. Jenn Rock of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Winans is showing this great house on Saturday 12 to 2 p.m. and Sunday…

Don’t Miss This Opulent Preston Hollow Home Auction Saturday by Elite Auctions

By Shelby Skrhak / July 15, 2019 /

If you’re looking to get into Preston Hollow in style, make plans Friday for the final preview of 6507 Lakehurst Drive, up for no-reserve auction Saturday by Elite Auctions. The 7,990-square-foot home has four bedrooms, four full baths and three half-baths, plus this dramatic barrel-vaulted ceiling living area with magnificent built-ins, fireplace, and four sets…