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.

Warhol, Basquiat, and a Look Inside the Park Cities Cullen F. Thomas Estate Sale

By Shelby Skrhak / May 15, 2026 /

If Basquiats, Warhols, and Picassos are on your shopping list, now’s your chance to step into one of University Park’s most storied homes. An estate sale happening today and Saturday at 6601 Hunters Glen Rd. is opening the doors to the nearly 13,000-square-foot Georgian estate designed by architect Bertram Hill for prominent Dallas businessman and…

Inside Hillwood’s $4B Bet on Celina’s Future

By Shelby Skrhak / May 14, 2026 /

From 1,200 feet above Celina, the scale of Hillwood’s new $4 billion Ramble community comes into focus. Last week, CandysDirt.com toured the developer’s 1,380-acre master-planned community aboard Hillwood’s corporate helicopter, getting a firsthand look at the project that will eventually bring more than 4,200 homes to one of the fastest-growing corners of Collin County. From…

Don’t Say ‘My Taxes Are Too High’: 5 Most Common Property Tax Protest Questions

By Shelby Skrhak / May 12, 2026 /

As property tax protest season gets underway, homeowners tend to ask the same questions: What exactly can I protest? Does the 10 percent homestead cap protect me? Are my neighbor’s values good evidence? What should I show the appraisal district? And what should I definitely not say? Property tax expert Glenn Goodrich hears those questions…

This Northern Heights Home Turns Katy Trail Frontage Into Architecture

By Shelby Skrhak / May 1, 2026 /

Homes in the Knox neighborhood of Northern Heights don’t trade often, and when they do, they get attention. That’s certainly the case for this David Griffin listing at 3503 Edgewater, and why we’re giving you this bonus edition of the Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters, Senior Financial Officer with First Horizon.…

This Cedar Creek Lake Estate Delivers the Exhale

By Shelby Skrhak / April 24, 2026 /

You feel the shift somewhere around the last stretch of highway when Dallas starts to fade and the post oak trees close in. The drive to Cedar Creek Lake is part of the ritual — close enough to justify a spontaneous Friday escape, far enough to feel like you’ve actually left. Homes in 505 Ranch…