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THE EVIDENCE DESK · USE A NUMBER
Before a market number enters the deal.
Four labels decide whether it belongs.THE USE TEST
Do not ask whether the number is impressive.
Ask what decision it belongs in.
01LABELmeasure · date · geography02VERIFYissuer · method · update03BOUNDwhat it cannot prove04APPLYthe next property question
01SOURCE
Who published the measure?
02DATE
What period does it describe?
03LIMIT
What can it not answer?
THE RECEIPT
A number needs its operating instructions.
Source, date, geography, method, and limit stay beside the result.- SOURCE
- Realtor.com Housing Inventory Core Metrics via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
OPEN THE SOURCE ↗ - AS OF
- August 2026 observation; FRED updated September 4, 2026.
- GEOGRAPHY
- Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, Colorado metro area (CBSA).
- METHOD
- Name the exact measure, source, date, and geography; then separate market context from the subject property.
- DOES NOT PROVE
- A metro listing median does not value one address, establish condition, or reveal a seller’s contract position.
HEAR THE CLAIM
Write the sentence exactly. ‘Prices are up’ and ‘this home is worth more’ are different claims.
OPEN THE RECEIPT
Read the issuer, observation date, geography, unit, and methodology before reading the conclusion.
MOVE TO THE PROPERTY
Use the market number to choose the next comparison, document, or inspection, not to skip the address-level work.
WHAT THIS CHANGES
Keeps a true market number from becoming a false property answer.
TAKE THE METHOD WITH YOU
The claim is not finished until its boundary is visible.
OPEN THE EVIDENCE RECEIPT →READ THE ORIGINAL CLAIMS TEST →YOUR HOUSE, NOT THE METRO