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The Home Matters blog is here to help you make the most of homeownership—and your AHS® plan. That’s why every article we publish is built to help you feel more confident in caring for your home. Whether you're troubleshooting a leaky faucet or learning how your home warranty can make life easier, we take pride in being your go-to resource.
We're a team of seasoned editors and home service Experts with about 20 years’ experience. Our goal is to deliver trustworthy, easy-to-follow advice that empowers homeowners. With years of editorial expertise and real-world knowledge from the field, we understand the questions homeowners have and the answers that truly help.
Content Manager: Korbin McDonald
Korbin brings over a decade of content leadership experience and a passion for helping homeowners feel informed and empowered. He oversees the editorial process from idea to publication, ensuring content is clear, helpful, and homeowner-centric.
Homeownership doesn’t come with a manual—but our blog comes close. Our goal is to take the guesswork out of repairs, maintenance, and warranties with expert-backed advice you can count on. Each step in our editorial process is purposeful, helping you navigate home care with more confidence (and less confusion).
We choose topics that matter most to homeowners. Our editorial calendar is shaped by real-life questions, trends from AHS members, seasonal needs, and the everyday challenges that come with homeownership. We also lean on search behavior, survey insights, and guidance from our Experts to ensure our content meets homeowners where they are and with the answers they need.
We combine the expertise of home professionals with proprietary AHS data and insights from trusted resources—like government agencies, consumer research groups, and leading trade organizations. If it’s not accurate, relevant, and practical, it doesn’t make the cut.
Our articles are written by a team of professional content writers who specialize in translating home expertise into clear, helpful guidance. Each piece is developed in partnership with our content manager who oversees editorial process and informed by insights from our team of Experts.
Before any article is published, it goes through a careful editing process. Our Experts contribute insights to ensure the content is helpful and grounded in real-world home service experience. Any time you see their picture on an article, that means it’s been reviewed by that Expert for clarity and credibility.
Home care changes with the seasons, and so does our content. We regularly revisit and refresh existing articles to reflect new homeowner insights, product or service updates, and data accuracy. Whether it’s swapping in better solutions or improving clarity, we’re committed to keeping our content current, trustworthy, and genuinely helpful.
