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.
Garages used to be where you hid the clutter. Now, in a growing number of North Texas homes, they’re becoming one of the most intentional — and possibly overlooked — spaces in the house. From polished concrete floors and custom cabinetry to display lighting and performance-inspired design, “showroom garages” are quietly moving from niche upgrade…
Individual experiences: That was the throughline from a recent talk by Rosewood’s Gavin Graham, who gave a room of top-producing agents a clearer picture of how expectations are shifting — not just for travelers, but increasingly for homeowners. Agents and brokers gathered last week at the sales gallery for Rosewood Residences Turtle Creek, where Christy…
Celina is doing what Celina does best — turning dirt into the next wave of rooftops in northern Collin County. But this wave of development is targeting a segment the market needs badly: the middle. Huffines Communities has broken ground on Serenade Texas, a 468-acre master-planned community near Preston and Marilee roads, with homes starting…
I waddled into this Plano house 18 years ago, five months pregnant and running entirely on Tums and overconfidence. I had color-coded spreadsheets for every project planned for this 1980 house. I probably would have done the same for parenthood if it had occurred to me at the time. What I didn’t fully grasp is…
For years, Rosewood Property Company envisioned office buildings and hotel space for one of Plano’s most visible corners at Plano Parkway and the Bush Turnpike. The market had other plans. Now, the Dallas-based developer is repositioning the project as a residential-led, mixed-use destination — a shift that reflects demand trends across North Texas. A Long-Planned…
