Old Purchase Contract > 1 Year

[James Ritter]

I came across a property that looked to be under contract in February of 2015 (year and a half ago) but does not seem to have changed hands or at least the system I am looking at does not show a deed since then.

I have come across this a few times where the purchase contract is a year old but no new deed recorded. Am I to assume that the deal did not close and will not for some reason? Would it be a good move to reach out to the seller and see what is going on?