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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This month I thought you might be interested in taking a step back and looking at what's been happening in the Palm Beach, Elanora and Currumbin Waters market over the last few years.
read more There is no need to buy new just to get some depreciation tax breaks if a property has been recently renovated.
read more Since our 2018 Outlook published in December some more data has come out on the effect of investor lending restrictions.
read more There has been a noticeable increase in enquiries and sales of properties with “Granny Flats” or granny flat potential. It got me interested so I did a bit of investigating and it seems some government policy changes may well be driving interest.
read more Creating a stylish, yet practical and safe space at home for little ones can be a challenging task.
read more An overhaul of Queensland’s smoke alarm legislation started on 1 January 2017 and comes into full effect 1 January 2022 for rental properties when it will impact every one of the state’s estimated 550,000 rental properties.
read more Whilst we love the look of a crisp white home here on the Gold Coast, there's something sleek, contemporary and intriguing about using dark colours in property.
read more It's Christmas again when people start asking me what I think the market is going to do next year. Find out more.
read more Great news for first home buyers! Some laws just pass without fanfare. Find out more.
read more The new rules for downsizing the family home and paying the proceeds into superannuation became law on December 7, 2017. Find out more.
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