Simon Bryant

Formal Qualifications

• Registered Valuer (Registration Certificate Number: 3751)

   

• Member of the Property Institute of New Zealand

   

• Member of the New Zealand Institute of Values (NZIV)

   

• Bachelor of Business Studies (Valuation and Property Management) – Massey University (Palmerston North)

Industry Experience

Simon has been working with Opteon since 2023, working within the Government Services team as a lead Residential Valuer, contributing the delivery of Rating Valuation contracts in the Wider Auckland and Waikato Regions. Prior to this, he worked as a Valuation Panel Manger, with a focus on Quality Assurance for reporting standards across New Zealand and Relationship Management, with not only valuation firms, but banking clientele. During this time, he obtained extensive knowledge of the International Valuation Standards, Guidance Papers for Valuers and Property Professionals and the Residential Valuation Standing Instructions. He obtained his Registered Valuers Qualification in 2016.

Simon’s specialisation is Residential Valuations, which includes (but not limited to) valuations for Rating and Taxation/Government Services work and valuations for Mortgage Finance Purposes.

Areas of Expertise

• Residential Valuations

• Rating Valuations utilising mass appraisal methodologies

• Rating Valuation Objections

• Valuations for Mortgage Finance Purposes

• Valuations pre purchase/pre-sale advice