Meet the team behind
Timar Buyers Agency

REBAA Accredited
PIPA Member
17+ Years Experience
Hobart, Tasmania
The story behind Timar

Buyers deserve the same support
sellers have always had.

After 17 years in the Tasmanian property market, David Zerna founded Timar on one clear principle. Sellers have always had professional advocacy. Buyers largely haven't. Timar exists to fix that.

The name Timar reflects what property should be. A foundation, not a transaction. Whether you're investing from interstate, relocating your family, or buying your first home in Hobart, the right property changes your trajectory.

Timar works exclusively for buyers. No selling. No listings. No conflicts of interest. Just honest research, off-market access, and clear advice from a team that knows Tasmania's suburbs at street level.

17+
Years in market
200+
Buyers helped
60%
Off-market
01

Buyer-side only, without compromise

Timar has no selling arm, no referral arrangements with agents, and no developer relationships. David and Ben are paid by you and accountable to you alone. That's the foundation everything else is built on.

02

Access before the market sees it

Over 60% of Timar purchases happen before a property is publicly listed. Years of building relationships with local selling agents means the team often knows what's coming before the For Sale sign goes up.

03

Numbers first, always

The Timar Ratio Tool and Six-Star suburb profiling system turn market complexity into clear, comparable metrics. You'll always know why a suburb or property was recommended, and what the numbers actually say.

The team

One focus. The right property for you.

David and Ben work only for buyers. No referral deals, no developer relationships, no conflicts. Just experienced buyer advocacy on your behalf.

David Zerna
REBAA Accredited
David Zerna Director & Buyer's Agent

David spent 15 years with Coles Myer, Wesfarmers, and Kmart building strategic planning expertise before founding Timar in 2020. He launched during COVID. It worked. Today Timar is Tasmania's leading buyers agency. David lives in West Hobart with his wife Katie and their three children.

Ben Brownless
Buyer's Agent
Ben Brownless Buyer's Agent

Born and raised in Hobart in a real estate household. His mother was an agent. His father was an investor. Ben developed his skills at a high-performing agency on the Gold Coast before returning to Hobart with one focus: clear, strategic buyer representation that finds quality properties for every client he works with.

Accreditation

Qualified to represent you at every step

Property is likely the largest financial decision you'll make. Our credentials exist so you don't have to take our word for it. Advocacy held to the highest industry standard.

REBAA membership requires demonstrated independence, a strict code of conduct, and a commitment to buyer-only representation. It's not easy to get. Most agents don't have it.

RE
BAA
REBAA Accredited Members

Real Estate Buyers Agents Association of Australia - the peak industry body for buyer advocacy. Membership requires demonstrated independence, compliance, and ongoing professional standards.

Licensed Buyers Agent — Tasmania

Full real estate licence held under Tasmanian property law, authorising representation of buyers in property transactions.

REBAA Accredited Member

Member of the Real Estate Buyers Agents Association of Australia - the industry benchmark for genuine buyer advocacy.

PIPA Member

Property Investment Professionals of Australia - committed to ethical standards in property investment advice.

17+ Years Tasmanian Market Experience

Deep knowledge of Hobart, Southern, and regional Tasmanian markets across residential, investment, and lifestyle properties.

Featured in The Mercury

Recognised commentators on the Tasmanian property market, cited in local media for buyer advocacy expertise and market insight.

Timar methodology

Two tools built for
the Tasmanian market

Generic analysis doesn't work in a market as specific as Tasmania. David built two frameworks from years of real transactions here. They inform every brief, every suburb recommendation, and every purchase decision.

Investment analysis

The Timar Ratio Tool

A valuation model that benchmarks a property's price against comparable sales, yield potential, and suburb trajectory. It gives you a clear, comparable number that tells you whether a property is priced fairly, and by exactly how much.

Suburb profiling

Six-Star Suburb Scoring

Every suburb is scored across six dimensions: demand drivers, infrastructure, demographics, rental resilience, capital growth history, and lifestyle desirability. It removes gut feel from location selection and gives you a reason for every recommendation.

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works only for you.

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Timar Express Reports

Property intelligence,
delivered within 24 hours

Express reports are coming soon. Book a free 15-minute call with David or Ben in the meantime.

Express Reports

Coming soon

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