Shelby Skrhak

Shelby is Associate Editor of CandysDirt.com, where she writes and produces 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.

Heritage Oak Cliff Puts New Spin on Its Long-Standing Home Tour With Passport Oak Cliff

By Shelby Skrhak / October 14, 2021 /

When last year’s Heritage Oak Cliff Home Tour was canceled on account of the pandemic, the non-profit neighborhood coalition saw the door on its largest annual fundraiser temporarily close, too. But come Oct. 23-24, the streets of Oak Cliff will come alive again with a new spin on the city’s longest-running home tour fundraiser. From…

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This Far North Dallas Home Wasn’t Always a Looker

By Shelby Skrhak / October 13, 2021 /

Today you see a facade of cool gray painted brick, wide Hardy plank siding, and a bright pop of orange greeting you at the door, but this week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans, wasn’t always that way. Turn back the clock to May 2017 when this…

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Another Plano Mall Is On The Path to Redevelopment

By Shelby Skrhak / October 10, 2021 /

Houston developer Triten Real Estate Partners will transform the old Plano Market Square Mall along 75 and Spring Creek Parkway from an outdated 1980s shopping relic into a modern, outdoor-friendly, mixed-use development newly-named Assembly Park. Recently, another well-publicized mall redevelopment project broke ground a few miles south of Plano Market Square at Collin Creek Mall,…

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See What’s Possible in East Dallas’ Country Club Neighborhood

By Shelby Skrhak / October 10, 2021 /

Possibility. It’s a quality that’s not always easy to see when you’re distracted by something in a home. It could be a bright paint color on the wall, some superfluous clutter, or overgrown landscaping — anything that makes it difficult to picture yourself in that home. But this week’s Splurge vs Steal offers readers my…

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Garland Townhome Is Primed For First-Time Homebuyers or Investment

By Shelby Skrhak / October 8, 2021 /

This week’s Inwood Home of the Week, sponsored by Inwood National Bank, is a lovely little townhome near Firewheel in Garland. If you haven’t been out that way on President George Bush Turnpike, it’s time to take another look at Garland. Located just 10 minutes or so from this week’s featured home, Firewheel Town Center…

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