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.

A Cornucopia of Color in This Lake Ray Hubbard Home

By Shelby Skrhak / May 25, 2021 /

This week’s Inwood Home of the Week is a colorful Lake Ray Hubbard beauty listed by Shelbie McKenzie of Coldwell Banker Realty Rockwall. Why do I say colorful? Well, two reasons. This Mark Molthan Custom Home sits on more than a quarter-acre lot that backs up to a greenbelt overlooking Lake Ray Hubbard. Green, blue,…

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Caliber Home Loans Has This Tip for Winning a Home Bidding War

By Shelby Skrhak / May 19, 2021 /

It’s become a familiar trend. A move-in ready home goes on the market Friday and by Monday it’s already under Active Option Contract. That’s exactly what happened when Rob Elmore of Dave Perry-Miller listed this remodeled Tudor at 2318 Barberry Drive in Stevens Park Village last Friday. By the time the weekend was over, the…

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Courtney Tauriac Moves to New Beck Realty Residential

By Shelby Skrhak / May 6, 2021 /

You gotta love somebody whose Instagram profile description displays mad word skills. Realtor Courtney Tauriac, who recently made the move from Compass to Beck Realty Residential, describes herself as such: “Real estate hustler. Architecture aficionado. Good vibe contributor. Fitness zealot. Globe jaunting junkie. Mom warrior.” It’s for these fabulous nouns and verbs, and a thousand…

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Thomas Cusick Homes: Word Spreads Fast When You’re Good at What You Do

By Shelby Skrhak / May 5, 2021 /

Most Sundays you can find Tom Cusick on the back patio of his Farmers Branch home — an inviting outdoor living space that begs you to open a cold one and take a load off. It’s proof that Tom “lives what he builds” and is a master at creating gorgeous outdoor living spaces with clever…

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Demo Nearly Complete for Plano’s $1B Collin Creek Redevelopment

By Shelby Skrhak / May 2, 2021 /

When it originally opened in 1981, Collin Creek Mall was a pivotal part of the growth in Plano and Collin County. Soon, the last of the 37-year-old mall will be demolished to make room for Plano’s new era of growth — a $1 billion mixed use development by Farmers Branch-based Centurion American. Once complete, Collin…

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