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.

Former QB Colt McCoy Expanding HPI to Fort Worth as Dallas Office Sees Office Leasing Wins

By Shelby Skrhak / June 2, 2025 /

From Staff Reports Former NFL quarterback Colt McCoy, following his January debut in the booming Fort Worth commercial real estate market, has named longtime local broker Matt Montague as Executive Managing Director of the full-service commercial firm HPI. Meanwhile, the firm’s Dallas-Fort Worth office is seeing traction in office leasing in downtown Dallas. Founded in…

Mastermind of Master Plans: Phillip Huffines on Crafting Texas Communities

By Shelby Skrhak / June 1, 2025 /

Some developers start as house flippers. Others begin as multi-skilled craftsmen whose quality work launches a business, then brand, and then building at scale. Huffines Communities began as teenage fireworks entrepreneurs. On this episode of Dallas Dirt, host Candy Evans engages with Phillip Huffines, President and CEO co-owner of Huffines Communities, to discuss his journey…

Wanna Get Away? Dallas Passport Day Filled Fast — But There’s Another Chance Next Week

By Shelby Skrhak / May 29, 2025 /

From Staff Reports If your summer travel plans are heating up but your expired passport’s still buried in a drawer, there’s some hope. The City of Dallas is hosting Passport Day today, May 29, at Dallas City Hall — and while those coveted appointment slots filled up fast, there’s good news: another opportunity is already…

Your Lakefront Escape Starts Here: Acreage, Water, and Room to Dream at Cedar Creek Lake

By Shelby Skrhak / May 28, 2025 /

Some lake homes check boxes. This one throws away the form and lets you redraw what lake life can look like. Juli Black with Allie Beth Allman and Associates has a unique Cedar Creek Lake listing — no, I’d call it a lifestyle — with 4.58 acres, nearly 500 feet of private shoreline, and 1,714…

The Galatyn, McKinney Avenue’s Newest High-Rise, Near Completion

By Shelby Skrhak / May 26, 2025 /

Last year when StreetLights Residential president Rob de Bruin sat down with CandysDirt.com, stingy capital markets and high interest rates were at the forefront of the Dallas-based luxury developer’s collective mind. Fast forward to today, and you could add building material tariffs to the list, but Dallas-based StreetLights is forging ahead with a new uptown…