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.

Suburb Sunday: Fate, Texas Is a Mecca of Well-Priced Homes

By Shelby Skrhak / July 14, 2019 /

Such a cute town! Head northeast on I-30, over the gentle lapping waters of Lake Ray Hubbard, and you’ll come to the small town of Fate, Texas in the center of Rockwall County. We found these three great homes in the $240k to $380k range, an absolute bargain for the square footage, large lots, and…

Now on the Market: State Rep’s Delinquent Tax Home in Lake Highlands

By Shelby Skrhak / July 13, 2019 /

There are two ways you probably know this week’s featured Saturday Seven Hundred home located at 8580 Abrams Road in northeast Dallas. One, you’ve been following the story about State Representative Victoria Neave’s delinquent back taxes for her 7,606-square-foot home. Or two, you live in Lake Highlands and have always wondered what’s the deal with that…

California Mediterranean Meets Modern in This Luxury Highland Park Home

By Shelby Skrhak / July 12, 2019 /

Modern meets Mediterranean in this beautifully-updated Highland Park home at 3424 Cornell Avenue listed for $2.7 million by Rogers Healy and Associates. With 5,716 square feet, this two-story has four bedrooms, four baths, and two half-baths in an open concept floorplan. Gorgeous landscaping frames the entrance to this stucco home with an inviting enclosed front…

Lovely Lakewood Heights Spanish Bungalow Is Priced to Make It Your Own

By Shelby Skrhak / July 11, 2019 /

Lucky for us, this 2-bedroom, 1-bath Lakewood Heights beauty just dropped into our price sweet spot for the Thursday 300. Angela Thornhil of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty dropped $31k off the price of this Spanish bungalow at 2915 Norris Street to $368,000, priced for needed improvements.

A Geodesic Dome Is Among the Stunning Homes for Sale in Southlake

By Shelby Skrhak / July 7, 2019 /

This week’s Suburb Sunday sends us to Southlake for three selections of simply gorgeous homes. (I just couldn’t resist the lovely alliteration.) One is transitional, another is modern, and the third is a geodome you have to see to believe. Which do you prefer? (Pick the dome!)   Modern Style in the Carillon Community Address:…