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name: comparable-sales-freshness-register
description: Track changed sale status, dates and source access in a comparable-sales set before a professional reuses a price discussion.
license: CC-BY-4.0
---

# Comparable Sales Freshness Register

## Inputs
Previously approved comparable set, dated current source records, subject property facts and professional freshness policy.

## Workflow
1. Record the baseline comparable set and its check date. Read the professional's freshness policy; do not invent a universal age limit.
2. Check the current status and sale date for each comparable through an authorized source. Missing access is unverifiable, not evidence that a sale never occurred.
3. Flag changed status, corrected price, expired source access and subject-property changes. Keep sold, pending and active records separate.
4. Return a refresh register, not a new valuation. The licensed professional decides exclusions and any revised price discussion.

## Output contract
comp ID | old status/date | current status/date | source checked | changed fact | stale/unverifiable | professional review

## Fictional acceptance test
Fictional comp A was pending at the baseline check but is now recorded as closed; comp B's source is inaccessible; comp C is unchanged. Mark A changed, B unverifiable and C checked unchanged. Do not invent B's final sale price.

## Review gates
Every unchanged label needs a dated check. No automatic price adjustment or appraisal statement is allowed.

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Method source: https://www.nar.realtor/the-facts/consumer-guide-what-goes-into-pricing-your-home