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# Move Your Deals Through Pipeline Stages in CRE Fuel

> Keep your CRE Fuel pipeline accurate by updating deal stages after each conversation, meeting, or milestone so nothing slips through the cracks.

Your pipeline is only useful if the stages are current. Every time something meaningful happens on a deal, move the stage forward. It takes about five seconds and keeps your scorecard and forecast accurate.

## Default pipeline stages

CRE Fuel comes with six default stages. Every deal in every pipeline starts at Prospect and works toward Closed.

| Stage              | What it means                                             |
| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Prospect**       | You have identified the lead but have not reached out yet |
| **Outreach**       | You have made contact or left a message                   |
| **Meeting**        | A meeting or site tour is scheduled or has happened       |
| **Proposal**       | You have sent a proposal, LOI, or listing agreement       |
| **Under Contract** | Both parties have signed and the deal is in process       |
| **Closed**         | The transaction is complete                               |

## Move a deal to a new stage

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the deal card">
    Click the deal card from the pipeline board or list view.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click the current stage">
    Find the stage indicator near the top of the card and click it. A dropdown appears showing all available stages.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the new stage">
    Click the stage you want to move the deal to.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Click **Save**. The card moves to the new column on your pipeline board.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  On the Kanban board view, you can also drag a deal card from one column to the next. The stage updates automatically when you drop it.
</Tip>

<Note>
  Moving a deal to **Closed** triggers the commission entry step. CRE Fuel will prompt you to fill in closing details before the deal is marked complete. See [Closing and Commissions](/deals/closing-and-commissions) for the full walkthrough.
</Note>