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.

Day Trip Idea: Visit the Ennis Bluebonnet Trails Festival Today

By Shelby Skrhak / April 16, 2023 /

Type 100 N Dallas St. into your Google Maps and hit up the Buc-ee’s for Beaver Nuggets on the way because we’re going on a road trip to the Ennis Bluebonnet Trails and Festival TODAY. The annual springtime event showcases our state flower of Texas, the bluebonnet, in its full showy bloom. Day trippers across…

Day Trip Idea: Visit the Ennis Bluebonnet Trails Festival Today

By Shelby Skrhak / April 16, 2023 /

Type 100 N Dallas St. into your Google Maps and hit up the Buc-ee’s for Beaver Nuggets on the way because we’re going on a road trip to the Ennis Bluebonnet Trails and Festival TODAY. The annual springtime event showcases our state flower of Texas, the bluebonnet, in its full showy bloom.  Day trippers across the state…

Dallas County Appraisals Will Be Late, Deadline Pushed Back

By Shelby Skrhak / April 13, 2023 /

January 2023’s catastrophic cyberattack on the Dallas Central Appraisal District is still wreaking havoc as Dallas homeowners won’t receive their property tax appraisals by April 15. Dallas County expects to send its appraised value notifications a week later — April 21, instead of the typical notice date of April 15. That means Dallas County homeowners’…

You’ll Find Sharp Lines and Soft Interiors in This East Dallas Modern

By Shelby Skrhak / April 12, 2023 /

This week’s Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by mortgage expert Lisa Peters of Cardinal Financial, takes us to a little pocket of ultra modern homes constructed with corrugated metal exteriors and luxury materials inside in East Dallas. Our featured home is a brand-new 2023 build at 5842 La Vista Drive listed by Lori Ericsson…

Lake Homes Realty Moves into New HQ, Hires Former Zillow and Pacaso Executives

By Shelby Skrhak / April 11, 2023 /

With lake home and lot inventory rising over last spring and preparing to heat up this summer, Lake Homes Realty prepares for long-term growth. The country’s largest lake-focused real estate brokerage doubled its square footage by moving into a new headquarters in late March, along with RealSource Title Insurance and Real Estate Closings. Based in…