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.
We know that objects in the mirror are closer than they appear, but what about homes? This Shaddock Creek Estates home is smaller than it looks, and that’s no slight. From the curb, the home reads as substantial. Whether it’s an optical illusion or proof that mature landscaping can do a lot of heavy lifting,…
From Staff Reports A familiar piece of Plano’s Legacy District quietly changed hands just before year’s end. The Shops at Legacy North sold for $78 million in December, marking a notable transaction in one of North Texas’ most closely watched mixed-use corridors. Florida-based CTO Realty Growth Inc. announced that it sold the 243,000-square-foot lifestyle center…
If 2025 proved anything, it’s that CandysDirt.com readers are still deeply motivated by the intersection of power, design, and history — and they click when a story taps into more than just a price tag. This year’s most-read stories weren’t simply about big houses or big names, though there were plenty of both. They reflected…
Breaking ground on a new development is routine business in North Texas. Breaking ground on land that’s been in the same family since before Plano existed as a city is something else entirely. That’s what happened earlier this month, when the Haggard Family joined Stillwater Capital and hospitality group WoodHouse to officially launch Haggard Farm,…
Gary Payne has spent more than a decade building on Cedar Creek Lake, which means he knows what works — and what quietly becomes a problem later. That perspective is what led the Cedar Lux Properties founder to Emerald Bay, where he’s now delivering the community’s first spec home. Located about an hour from Dallas,…
