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.

Niche Ranks Canyon Creek Top Neighborhood in North Texas

By Shelby Skrhak / August 9, 2020 /

Think your neighborhood is the best in town? You might be right. Niche, a comprehensive guide to neighborhoods and schools, released its annual ranking of best places to live, and Richardson, Plano, and Coppell all ranked high on the list. The site ranked the best cities and suburbs to live in America, as well as the…

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Dave Perry-Miller’s Rachel Norris and Builder Chris Sandlin Make a Great Team for You

By Shelby Skrhak / August 8, 2020 /

When you find someone you work well with in this industry, it’s only natural — and highly logical — to pursue ways to continue working together. There’s often a lovely yin-and-yang thing at play, because over time, mutual respect for each other’s craft gives way to an interdependence and shared goals that can take you…

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This Bill’s Records Estate Sale Is a Time Capsule of Your Teen Years

By Shelby Skrhak / August 6, 2020 /

Bill Wisener, the late owner of Dallas’ most beloved record store Bill’s Records, always surrounded himself with records, posters, and tchotchkes — 40 years-worth of stuff that he’d collected as a buyer and seller of music. Tyler Grace Auctions is hosting the first of at least two online estate auctions for hundreds of records, posters,…

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Beverly Drive Estate Up for Bid by Concierge Auctions In Cooperation With Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International

By Shelby Skrhak / August 6, 2020 /

Completely reimagined by L.A.-based design firm Maienza-Wilson in 2015, 3204 Beverly Drive located in exclusive Highland Park will auction online next month via Concierge Auctions in cooperation with Caroline Summers of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. Previously offered for $6.99 million, the property will sell No Reserve to the highest bidder. Bidding will be held…

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This Patio At The Cascada at Turtle Creek Is THE Place To Be

By Shelby Skrhak / August 5, 2020 /

Wouldn’t you love to say your back patio opens right onto the Katy Trail? I know I would, and that’s why this listing by Nora Ling Lane of Allie Beth Allman is this week’s High Caliber Home of the Week sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans. Not only is this fabulous gated townhome…

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