Editorial standards
Home buyers and sellers deserve the information a well-connected insider would have, for free and without a hidden agenda. These are the rules we hold ourselves to.
1. Every number has a source and a date
Each market figure on the site names its publisher and the period it covers: a week, a month, a quarter or a year. We do not label data “live” unless it updates in real time, and none of our market data does. When a source has not updated recently, the figure carries a note saying so.
If we do not have a value, we do not show one. We never fill a gap with an estimate, a placeholder or a national number dressed up as a local one.
2. All the options, with their trade-offs
Our guides describe every realistic path, including those that earn nobody a fee, and explain what each costs you in money, time, certainty and effort. We avoid “now is the time to buy” or “sell now” advice and do not publish price predictions presented as certainties.
3. Advertising stays separate
We advertise companies owned by the same group that publishes this site. Ads are labelled, kept visually separate, and have no say in what we write or what we recommend next. Content written by or for one of our companies is labelled “Company perspective” and kept out of editorial feeds. Details are on advertising & independence.
4. Bylines
Guides and analysis are published under a team byline, IHB Editorial or IHB Research. We do not invent author personas or credentials.
5. Tools show their math
Every calculator explains its formula and lists its assumptions, and you can change them. Results are estimates, not lender approvals, appraisals or tax advice.
6. Public records are treated with care
Our property lookup shows public assessor information about a property only when the address matches exactly. We do not display owners’ names or mailing addresses, and assessed values are labelled as assessments, not market prices.
7. Articles show when they were written
Every article shows its publication date, and an updated date when it has been revised. Figures in an article reflect conditions when it was published; current figures are on the market page.
8. Corrections
When we get something wrong, we fix it and add a dated correction note to the article explaining what changed. We do not quietly edit errors away. Report an error to editorial@intelligenthomebuying.com.
Last updated October 2, 2026.