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.

Warning: Take This CandysDirt.com Reader Survey or the Site Goes to the Dogs

By Shelby Skrhak / June 28, 2024 /

We know you’ve got opinions — ForwardDallas, Old City Park, historic tear downs, or Dallas murder homes — you’ve got them all. So at our staff meetings, we discuss what you are discussing to understand who our readers are and what they’re reading based on analytics-driven data and a reader survey. Or we get distracted…

That Massive Bond Package Passed, Now What? Dallas Bond Director Discusses Timeline

By Shelby Skrhak / June 25, 2024 /

“When will my project be done?” That’s the million dollar question. Actually, $1.25 billion to be exact. But how do you tackle more than 800 municipal bond projects, let alone prioritize which ones go first? That’s the task that Jenny Nicewander and the City of Dallas’ Office of Bond and Construction Management have in store.…

Take This Reader Survey or the Site Goes to the Dogs

By Shelby Skrhak / June 16, 2024 /

At CandysDirt.com, we’re quite fanatical about bringing you the most engaging and insightful content on Dallas/Fort Worth real estate. In fact, our staff meetings often devolve into a discussion about what content our readers want and what type of news they expect from us. Or a big Doodle love session while Candy tells us the…

Real Estate Under Fire: JP Piccinini and Jim Fite Talk NAR Lawsuit and the Future for Realtors

By Shelby Skrhak / June 1, 2024 /

How does a Realtor survive such a landmark case as the National Association of Realtors class action lawsuit? Work harder, say two North Texas broker legends. Jim Fite, President and CEO of Century 21 Judge Fite Realty, and JP Piccinini, founder of JP and Associates, share their insights on the current lawsuits affecting the industry…

First World Problems? Not Here in Southern Dallas [Podcast]

By Shelby Skrhak / May 26, 2024 /

In this clip from Dallas Dirt, Dallas City Councilman Adam Bazaldua offers a glimpse at the problems his southern Dallas constituents are facing. He doesn’t hear from organized homeowners associations upset about the perceived zoning implications of Forward Dallas or the debated density proposed in a multi-million dollar shopping center renovation. Bazaldua hears from an…