David Goodman was born in Montreal and attended Sir George Williams University before moving to British Columbia in 1971, where a year later he became active in Vancouver real estate. David was awarded Top 10 Status with Block Brothers (NRS) nine times over a twenty-two year period and was recognized as the top company salesperson in 1979. His sales excellence continues at Macdonald Commercial where he has achieved number one sales status in 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006 and 2007.

David pioneered the practice of newsletters for multifamily building owners in 1983. The Goodman Report, a newsletter focused on the apartment industry, has now evolved to a fully integrated email and print apartment news and marketing platform that has placed David at the pinnacle of apartment sales professionals in British Columbia and across Canada.

Since 1983, David has specialized in the marketing and sale of over 350 apartment buildings. David's apartment clients include local owners, off-shore families and institutional investors. He has sold a number of prominent multifamily development sites to Polygon, Wall Financial, Mosaic Homes, PCI, Bosa Ventures, Cape Construction, Mayfair Properties, as well as hotels and shopping centers including Middlegate Shopping Centre on behalf of his clients.

From 1989-1993, David acted as a Director of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (ICI Division) serving on the Education Committee, guest lecturing on the "Art of Marketing Apartment Buildings" and has been a guest lecturer for the Urban Development Institute, Canadian Property Tax Association and has chaired the Associate Members Committee of the BC Apartment Owners and Managers Association from 2003 - 2006.

As a respected authority on the apartment building industry, David has enjoyed many other speaking engagements, as summarized in the following table:

Role	Host/ Organization	Topic	Where	When
Keynote Speaker	Vancouver Real Estate Forum	2004 Trends, Opportunities and Risks in Multi-family Markets	Hyatt Regency Hotel, Vancouver	2003
Keynote Speaker	BCAOMA	Realizing Your Building’s Full Potential	Hyatt Regency Hotel, Vancouver	2003
Keynote Speaker	Ozzie Jurock	Real Estate Outlook 2005	Renaissance Hotel, Vancouver	2004
Guest Speaker	Lambda Alpha International, an honorary land economics society	Land Economics	The Vancouver Club	2006
Keynote Speaker	BC Apartment Owners Association	Annual Meeting and Tradeshow	Hyatt Regency Hotel	April 2006
Participant	Vancouver Real Estate Forum	Growing Pains:  Challenges & Opportunities in the Multi-Family Market	Hyatt Regency Hotel, Vancouver	April 2006
Keynote Speaker	Vancouver Island Apartment Owners Association Conference	Growing Pains:  Challenges & Opportunities in the Multi-Family Market	Victoria	November 2006
Panelist	Vancouver Real Estate Forum	Multi-Family Segment	Vancouver	April 2007
Guest Panelist	Canadian Apartment Investment Conference	Asset Positioning:  New strategies for increasing your NOI and building value in your portfolio	Toronto Convention Centre	September 2007
Panelist	Vancouver Real Estate Forum	What are the key factors behind the growing investor interest in the apartment market?	Vancouver	April 2008
Panelist	UDI	Ready for Rental:  A UDI forum on rental housing	Hyatt Regency Hotel Vancouver	March 2009
Panelist	Vancouver Real Estate Forum	Apartment Sector Update:  Where is the cycle heading?	Hyatt Regency Hotel Vancouver	April 2009

David is recognized as an apartment expert on top of the latest industry trends. He is sought out and quoted for his opinions on the apartment industry by the local, provincial and national media. He has been frequently quoted and his research cited in The Vancouver Sun, The Province, The National Post, Business in Vancouver and various other publications. See "New Articles on the Team" for press coverage.

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