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Character homes vs new build Adelaide buyers weigh up as though it were purely a matter of personal taste, when in reality the decision sets off a chain of financial consequences that most buyers never trace back to the moment they fell in love with a house rather than budgeted for one.Why Character

A vendor once accepted a photography date because it suited the calendar of their agent, not the presentation window of the property. The garden was three weeks from full bloom. The listing went live with the garden half finished, and there was no second chance to reshoot before the campaign gained

An agent track record looks like objective evidence. A list of sold properties, a set of prices, a number of days on market - these feel like facts. In many cases they are. What they are not is a complete picture. The numbers that appear in an agent profile are the ones the agent chose to show. The

Most sellers measure agent performance by the things they can see - how the property is photographed, how the listing is written, how many people come through the door. Those things matter. What matters more is what happens after the door closes.Understanding what good agents do between open homes d