About Opteon
Opteon works for lenders, owners and buyers of all types of property through what has become the largest network of valuers in Australia. Our valuers and advisors work as consultants to government, corporations, businesses and individuals. Each valuer enjoys a strong local profile and relevance to consumers, home buyers and investors.
The local firms that have come together to form Opteon are all successful in their own markets. Many are high profile leading professionals in their fields, locally and nationally and as such are recognised for their professionalism, expertise and capability.
Today, Opteon Property Group (Opteon) comprises 25 of the most respected and established valuation firms in Australia, is wholly Australian owned and, uniquely, services all populated areas across all States.
Within Opteon there are approximately 350 qualified valuers and property experts covering most valuation disciplines and property specialisations, so engaging Opteon will provide you with confidence knowing you are in partnership with one the most chosen suppliers of valuation services for most of the Australian Banks, their intermediaries and scores of other lenders.
Through Opteon you will have access to the expertise and market knowledge of a firm that comprises only companies with a mutual and shared reputation for professionalism and accuracy.
Opteon has a Professional Indemnity Policy that protects our clients and customers better than any other policy in the market today and our centrally developed IT platforms delivering quality assured processes provide you with relevant management information and property data to support your decision making.
Opteon has the ability to provide you with advice and information on any property, in any location in Australia.
Data
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Opteon has access to unique and market leading property data. Direct data is collected by our 350 valuers through the completion of over 700,000 valuations each year.
Indirect data provided through exclusive partnership agreements and from trusted market leaders provides complementary information that gives us confidence in the accuracy and relevance of our valuation analytics.
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Analysis
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Opteon has recognised experts in property located throughout Australia. Their local knowledge, together with access to our leading data gives us a unique insight into market trends and market conditions.
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Risk
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Local experience, fed by data and analytical expertise delivers insight and accuracy. Our customers expect Opteon to give them sound risk based solutions; not just valuation responses. Our analysis helps our customers make informed “risk based” property decisions.
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Innovation
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Each customer has a unique set of criteria for their purchase, sale or investment in property assets. Our lender clients have specific expectations around risk and security value. Whilst they can obtain valuations from many suppliers, a partnership that evolves through focussed innovative solutions geared to each customer sets Opteon apart.
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Network
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Opteon has got Australia covered; our 350 valuers across 61 offices provides the basis for the most comprehensive property intelligence network serving the property industry on property related matters. From National opinion to local community behaviour, Opteon is close to the marketplace.
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Local
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Property markets and pricing trends stretch from the macro-economic to the most parochial street by street community dynamics. There is no substitute for being truly local and understanding the local economic factors that drive property market demand, liquidity and value.
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Technology
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The data, the analysis and the market trends have to be all brought together in a consistent and safe manner to serve our clients and support our valuers. Opteon is dedicated to delivering sound leading technology solutions to support every customer instruction, for our day to day delivery of services and in our innovation and risk management solutions. We strive to constantly improve the ways technology serves our customers; whether this be telephone systems or complex Valuation Quality Assurance modules.
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Experience
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Whether in the valuation field, within our Management Team, technology resources or indeed our Quality Assurance and Audit teams, our customers will be dealing with people who are experienced in their field. Our people are accountable, professional and have to be able to deliver against a diverse and challenging market environment.
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Relationship
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Opteon builds relationships with all our stakeholders, from property vendors to senior Risk Managers. The way our people conduct themselves and behave in the course of their everyday activities provides the best basis for sustainable relationships and will build and demonstrate the Opteon brand values.
Many of these relationships will become partnerships; Opteon’s chosen business model.
Value made visible
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Chairperson
Nicholas Livingstone Carr BEc, LLB, MBA
Nic has been the independent Chairperson of Opteon for the past four years.
Whilst his professional background is as a legal practitioner, Nic also holds an MBA and sits as independent director on the boards of a number of companies and organisations, including the Geelong Football Club.
Nic was previously the Managing Partner of the Victorian law firm Harwood Andrews and is the chair of the Australian Law Management Group.
His responsibilities in Opteon focus on corporate governance, risk and management systems, implementation and audit.
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Chief Executive Officer
Graeme Philip Winser BSc (Est Man), MRICS
Graeme is a Chartered Valuation Surveyor with 25 yrs experience in the industry across the UK, US and Australian markets.
He joined Opteon in 2010 and is responsible for the strategic and operational direction of Opteon and our innovation of new services to the industry.
With e-Surv Chartered Surveyors in the UK, Graeme helped pioneer the successful outsourcing of lenders valuation resources. Similarly he was MD of Barclays valuation business, employing 300 staff.
Graeme has specific experience in building and managing large valuation supply and risk mitigating businesses serving lenders. He has market-leading knowledge of the AVM and how traditional valuation methodologies, new technology and data can be used in unison.
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Legal Counsel
Natalie Fairlie LLB, BA
Natalie holds degrees in Arts and Law and has over 10 years experience as a lawyer.
Natalie joined the Opteon Property Group in 2007 as National Manager of Operations. This role included staff management, business process improvements and implementing best practice procedures and systems. Natalie now also provides legal advice to the Board and other senior executives regarding compliance, commercial and corporate governance matters. Prior to joining Opteon, Natalie worked as a lawyer at two commercial law firms, Gadens Lawyers and Arnold Bloch Leibler in Melbourne.
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Opteon is 100% Australian owned and operated.
We have over 600 people working within the organisation, across 61 office locations.
Opteon is committed to working with and supporting its local economies and communities.