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.

The Best Weather-Related Tweets We’ve Seen, The Thundersleet Edition

By Shelby Skrhak / January 30, 2023 /

As a blanket of [… checks my notes …] thundersleet coated the roads Monday afternoon, North Texans are managing to keep their sense of humor as they hunker down while conditions are deteriorating across Dallas-Fort Worth. (And if you have hunker down or deteriorating on your #DFWWX drinking bingo card, we’re sorry. If you have…

What’s Developing: Ascent at Mountain Creek Is Part of Southwest Dallas Resurgence

By Shelby Skrhak / January 29, 2023 /

Developers are taking note of the abundant and scenic land in Southwest Dallas, and snapping up acreages by the hundreds in largely undeveloped Mountain Creek. Longtime Mountain Creek landowner Courtland Group recently sold 430 acres to Village West Dallas Development LLC, the Dallas Morning News reported. And NRP Group, one of the country’s top apartment…

First Look: Peek Inside High Hill Development’s Stunning New Home This Week

By Shelby Skrhak / January 22, 2023 /

Things are heating up at High Hill Development in East Texas as the Danuser Rado Group readies for two exclusive on-site events this week — a broker and agent tour on Wednesday and a public open house on Saturday. The public is invited to see High Hill’s new showcase, 23782 Lex Lane in Arp —…

KB Home Strikes Up Their New Metaverse

By Shelby Skrhak / January 22, 2023 /

L.A.-based homebuilder KB Home unveiled the first virtual new-home community in the metaverse “to connect with the next generation of homebuyers and inspire them in innovative ways.” From the release: “KB Home’s first-of-its-kind metaverse new-home community debuts in the popular Decentraland platform and showcases a three-dimensional welcome pavilion, coupled with three architecturally distinct model homes…

Fast Track Your Custom Build in Frisco With This Bella Custom Homes-Designed Masterpiece

By Shelby Skrhak / January 18, 2023 /

An undeveloped home lot in Frisco’s exclusive Starwood master-planned community is a bit of a rarity. But a home lot that’s been handpicked by an expert who knows what makes a good plot of land and what doesn’t, and who has already sketched out the detailed floorplans to build a custom luxury home here in…