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Platform-reported dates are provenance metadata and do not independently prove freshness.","All included platforms evaluated fit, but platformmentions counts only platforms that named the entity during ranking discovery.","Do not resolve conflicting product names, pricing, or capabilities by guessing; describe the conflict and tell buyers what to verify.","The supplied URLs were collected from platform responses and were not independently validated by the writer stage.","Company-owned citations materially outnumber independent citations; do not describe company claims as independently verified.","Citations are platform-reported evidence, not independently verified facts. No-search model claims require explicit verification before being described as current facts."],"methodology":{"fit_rating_contract":["strong","good","mixed","weak","uncertain"],"included_valid_platform_count":6,"maximum_finalists":10,"minimum_mentions":2,"name":"Home Services Consensus Index cross-platform AI consensus analysis","platforms_included":["anthropic","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"platforms_queried":["openai","anthropic","deepseek","grok","perplexity","kimi","google"],"stages":["ranking_discovery","fit_assessment","normalization","editorial_synthesis"],"version":"alias-table-1"},"provenance":{"generated_at":"2026-09-30 16:54:28.676168+00","research_date":"2026-09-30","source_snapshot_sha256":"d7441e186f711d524be96e42a3df155c88f24b7461f99a1f9a905a1ee57cdfad","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":34,"qualified_finalists":5,"ranking_unit":"Roofing contractor or company brand"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"Cert-A-Roof is a good fit for pre-transaction roof inspection for real estate, but only inside its confirmed service area of Southern California and Western Montana. Three of six included platforms named Cert-A-Roof during the ranking stage — a 50% share — at an average listed rank of 2.0 and a best rank of 1. The strongest reason to consider it is a transaction-oriented deliverable: NRCIA-certified inspectors, photo-supported reports, and a stated one-year LeakFREE® certification commonly reported within 24 to 48 hours. 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