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.

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…

Browse the Life and Loves of the Late Realtor Marilyn Hoffman’s Lakewood Estate Sale

By Shelby Skrhak / May 24, 2024 /

If you caught WFAA’s story yesterday about the late Realtor Marilyn Hoffman, then you know the lines for her Lakewood estate sale were out the door — and way, way down the street. There’s ample reason for the excitement. Dallas Estate Sellers is hosting this sale at Hoffman’s home full of equestrian art, collectibles, fashion…

As Plano Growth Declines, Parents Worry the Effect School Closures Will Have on Kids, Homes

By Shelby Skrhak / May 23, 2024 /

Word spread quickly Tuesday night as the proposed list of closing Plano ISD schools became public for the first time — a first, too, for the district as Plano has never had the difficult task of closing down a school for low enrollment. Now Plano residents are seeing the cold hard truth of what happens…

[Podcast] The Personal Connection Councilman Adam Bazaldua Has to Homelessness

By Shelby Skrhak / May 19, 2024 /

On this episode of Dallas Dirt, city hall editor April Towery sat down with Council Member Adam Bazaldua to discuss homelessness, the controversial Forward Dallas, and the challenges his southern Dallas district faces. In this short clip below, Bazaldua shares his personal connection and why the answer to helping the homeless starts with mental health…