Editorial Standards
How Real Estate Hub writes, edits, fact-checks, and publishes — the actual workflow. Last updated 2026-06-30.
Our editorial standards exist for one reason: so a reader can decide whether to trust what we publish. This page documents how every article on Real Estate Hub is sourced, written, reviewed, and updated. If we ever fail to meet a standard listed here, the article should be considered out of compliance and we want to know — see "Corrections" below.
1. Who Writes the Articles
Every byline on Real Estate Hub belongs to a named, real subject-matter expert with verifiable credentials. For this site, that's primarily Jennifer R. Halverson, Esq. — Real Estate Legal Editor. We do not publish anonymous content, ghostwritten content under fictional names, or content from contributors whose credentials we cannot verify.
The Editorial Director, Logan Reeves, oversees the editorial workflow, runs fact-checking, and signs off on every published article. The bylined author owns the subject-matter accuracy; the Editorial Director owns sourcing and presentation accuracy.
2. Source Requirements
Every factual claim in our articles must trace back to one of the following:
- Government agencies (.gov / .gov.uk / EU agencies / equivalent)
- Peer-reviewed academic publications and university research
- Manufacturer spec sheets, official product documentation, and audited financial disclosures
- Industry trade bodies with published standards (e.g., ASE, ASHS, NAIOP, AICPA)
- The bylined author's own documented professional experience
3. Fact-Checking Workflow
Before any article is published or republished, it goes through the following steps:
| Step | Owner | What gets verified |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Outline | Author | Search intent match, scope, key claims to cover |
| 2. First draft | Author | Subject-matter accuracy, personal experience anecdotes, named products/brands/figures |
| 3. Source verification | Editorial Director | Every named statistic, brand, price, regulation traced to primary source |
| 4. AI-residue scan | Editorial Director | Removes generic AI phrasing, "filler" paragraphs, repeated transitions |
| 5. Final read-aloud | Editorial Director | Catches anything that doesn't sound like a real expert speaking |
| 6. Publish | Editorial Director | Sets canonical date; adds reviewer byline |
4. AI Disclosure
We use AI assistance in our editorial workflow. Specifically:
- What AI helps with: First-draft scaffolding, research summarization, grammar/style polishing, outline generation.
- What AI does NOT do: Final published copy without expert review. No article reaches a reader without the bylined author reviewing it for subject accuracy and the Editorial Director verifying sources.
- What we will not do: Fabricate author credentials, invent quotes attributed to real people, claim AI-generated content was written by a specific human without that human's verification.
Full policy: AI Content Policy.
5. Affiliate & Editorial Independence
Real Estate Hub earns commissions when readers buy products through some links. To keep this from corrupting editorial decisions:
- Products are selected before affiliate links are added. We don't choose products based on commission rate.
- Negative assessments are not removed or softened due to affiliate relationships.
- We disclose affiliate relationships on every article that contains them. See our Affiliate Disclosure.
- We do not accept payment for inclusion, payment for positive coverage, or "sponsored expert opinions."
6. Re-Review Schedule
Every article shows a "Last Reviewed" date in its byline. Articles are re-reviewed on this schedule:
- Pricing-sensitive content (best-of lists, product comparisons): every 90 days
- Regulatory content (laws, tax rules, qualifying criteria): every 180 days or upon any major rule change
- Evergreen explainer content: every 365 days
An article whose re-review date has lapsed for more than 60 days is either updated or unpublished — never silently left online.
7. Corrections
If you find a factual error, please email editorial@real-estate-hub.example with the article URL and what's wrong. Logan Reeves personally reviews every correction request within 5 business days.
When we correct a substantive error, we update the article, add a visible correction note at the top, and update the "Last Reviewed" date. We do not silently rewrite articles to hide past mistakes.
8. What We Don't Cover
Some topics fall outside what Real Estate Hub is qualified to publish on. We will not publish:
- Personalized professional advice (medical, legal, tax, investment) that requires knowing your individual situation
- Breaking news (we are not a newsroom)
- Content on topics our domain experts do not have direct experience with
If a topic falls into one of these buckets, we link out to a more authoritative source rather than writing something we can't stand behind.
These standards apply to all content on Real Estate Hub. They are reviewed and updated by Logan Reeves quarterly. Last review: 2026-06-30.