David Hamilton
David is the Managing Director of First National Palm Beach and First National The Pines at Elanora in Queensland. David Hamilton and his wife Dorothy operate First National Palm Beach, First National The Pines and also have an interest in First National Burleigh.
David Hamilton became a licensed real estate agent in 1986 and joined First National in 1997.
David has always been passionate about staff personal development and systems to improve real estate office practice.
In that role, David was a member of the 2004 Steering Committee for the First National South East Queensland professional development scheme SEQA which provides training and career development for Sales Consultants, Property Managers and Administration staff. He continues to provide input on course content and trainers.
From 2005 to 2011 David was a Director of First National Real Estate one of the largest Australian real estate groups, from 2009 to 2011 he was Chairman of the Board of Directors. Before that he served as Technology Director and was appointed Vice Chairman and Finance Director between 2007 and 2009.
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There is more than a fair amount of pessimism going around about the Gold Coast real estate market. That feeds into uncertainty about whether to act now or wait. It's very hard to get good data about the Gold Coast property market from the local press even though we are one of the biggest population centres in the country...
read more Some useful information from NAB and Matusik research if you are thinking of selling or buying in the next 12 months. A decrease in First Home Buyers will result in lower sales/prices in the under $800k segment and further tightening of the rental market as First Home Buyers continue to rent.
read more Some useful information from NAB and Matusik research if you are thinking of selling or buying in the next 12 months. A decrease in First Home Buyers will result in lower sales/prices in the under $800k segment and further tightening of the rental market as First Home Buyers continue to rent.
read more Rental demand remains high right around the nation but one of the toughest areas is the Gold Coast.
read more The Sydney and Melbourne markets are turning down at rates we are yet to see here. The August CoreLogic home Value Index predicts market conditions are likely to worsen as interest rates surge through the remainder of the year.
read more October 1 brings a lot of changes to the Residential Tenancies Act.
read more The transition between living in your family home and setting up two new separate lives, post-divorce, is complex and painful in almost every case. As the family navigates through the emotional trauma, solutions are put in place that solve immediate problems.
read more Extending Settlements of Contracts under Clause 6.2 of the Version 17 new Sales Contract.
read more One of the most immediate changes is in relation to smoke alarms.
read more The REIQ and Queensland Law Society have introduced a new sale contract. This is the 17th edition. They have also amended the contract for Residential Lots in a Community Titles Scheme, it is now the 13th edition.
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