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.

This One-of-a-Kind Home Is Just So Elegant and Special That it Deserves an Owner Like So

By Shelby Skrhak / June 21, 2022 /

When a Realtor says a home is one-of-a-kind, you might think it has a unique floor plan or unusual footprint. But when Mark Cain — a Compass agent who has sold some exquisite homes in Dallas — says this Mansion Park property near Cedar Springs and Oak Lawn Ave. is rare and one-of-a-kind, you know…

This Cochran Heights Home Is Mediterranean Done Modern

By Shelby Skrhak / June 15, 2022 /

This week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans, takes us to the much-desired Cochran Heights, where listing agent Janelle Alcantara of Briggs Freeman makes magic with renovated listings and this three-story on Pershing Street is a shining example. But first, the location: Cochran Heights is an eclectic neighborhood…

After Record-Breaking Year, Perry-Miller Streiff Group Ranks No. 1 Mid-Sized Team in Dallas

By Shelby Skrhak / June 11, 2022 /

Two prestigious 2022 RealTrends rankings of the United States’ top-performing real estate agents and teams were just released, and the Dallas-based Perry-Miller Streiff Group took home top honors once again. The prestigious real estate news organization ranked Perry-Miller Streiff Group the No. 1 medium-sized team in Dallas and the No. 2 team in Texas, based…

This Addison Condo Offers Cool, Walkable Living Near Kaboom Town and More

By Shelby Skrhak / June 5, 2022 /

I’m big on metaphors so bear with me as I describe this week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans. Lori Ericsson of David Griffin and Company Realtors has the listing for this 1,837-square-foot three-bedroom in Addison’s Meridian Square, a development of condominium flats completed in 2021. Meridian…

Find Stellar Views and True Loft Living in This Rare Double Unit at Historic Canton Lofts

By Shelby Skrhak / June 3, 2022 /

Before Canton Lofts became the pioneer in Farmers Market District living in the 1990s, the former Olive and Myers Manufacturing building was the center of downtown Dallas’s thriving furniture industry until the 1950s. Just to orient you, this historic building at 2220 Canton Street is located in the Farmers Market District just past Good Latimer…