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.

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…

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.