Jordan Bilibio can remember the exact moment he decided to become a property valuer. ‘I was studying at the University of South Australia and had taken an Introduction to Valuation subject. During that course, we had to write up a valuation report on a residential property. I found it fascinating and knew instantly that that was what I wanted to do.’
After earning his degree, Jordan became a graduate property valuer in a boutique firm where he gained experience across all classes of property assets. A few years later, he had the opportunity to move into a residential property valuer role at another property group and focus on the fast-paced work he enjoyed the most. In 2020, he joined Opteon as a residential property valuer, gained further accreditations within his first year with the company, and became a leading valuer three years later.
Residential valuation is a career choice Jordan has never regretted. ‘I still love driving around Adelaide, inspecting homes and writing valuation reports,’ he said. ‘Now, as the Acting Regional Director, I’m also really enjoying working closely with my team of residential valuers and guiding them through some of the more complex valuation scenarios we see in homes ranging from apartments through to hobby farms.’
Jordan stepped into the Acting Regional Director role in July 2025, a week after returning from his honeymoon with his wife Yhubi and five years after he joined the company. ‘Being offered the opportunity to act in this role is a great example of the professional development support I’ve received at Opteon, which – combined with Opteon’s exceptional prop tech, quality systems and talented valuers – was a big factor in my decision to join the team.’
Adelaide’s residential property market has changed significantly during Jordan’s career. ‘For a long time, investors were waiting for Adelaide to boom. That has changed over the past five years, as growth across Adelaide’s housing market has significantly grown year on year. Demand remains high, particularly from first home owners and investors, in part because of prohibitive building costs. For that reason, we’re seeing a lot of interest in new or newly renovated properties – particularly in the outer northern suburbs of Adelaide.’
Jordan’s market observations are echoed in a recent article in Australian Property Investor, which reports ‘Adelaide has been a growth market for longer than any other jurisdiction in Australia, and it remains so… Adelaide’s median house prices have risen 55 per cent in the past five years.’
When he’s not at work, Jordan is likely to be enjoying sport. He hits the gym most mornings, loves walking his pug Tony, and is an enthusiastic barracker for Port Adelaide in the AFL and Adelaide United, Australia and Newcastle United in their various soccer leagues. What Jordan won’t be doing – despite his deep knowledge of residential property – is any form of home maintenance. ‘I am extremely unhandy and anything I try to tackle invariably turns into a disaster,’ he admits.
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