The Transaction Status Update

Write a transaction status update.

Stage: [DESCRIBE]
Completed since last update: [LIST]
Outstanding: [LIST WITH OWNERS AND DEADLINES]
Issues: [DESCRIBE OR "none"]
Closing date: [DATE]
Days remaining: [NUMBER]

Produce:
1. A one-line status: on track / at risk / delayed
2. What was completed
3. What is outstanding, with who is responsible and by when
4. What I need from them specifically, with a deadline
5. What happens next and when they will hear from me again
6. Any issue, stated plainly with what is being done about it

Rules:
- Scannable. Bullets, not paragraphs.
- Client action items in their own clearly marked block
- Under 200 words
- No jargon — "the appraisal came in" not "we've cleared the
  appraisal contingency"