THE SDA HOUSING PODCAST

In this episode, Minh and Debbie discuss the two recent events that NDIS Property Australia hosted with Bluewing Care. These events, one in Brisbane and one in Sydney, were created to bring together the two sides of NDIS housing - those developing the properties and those assisting participants find these homes. It wasnt just SDA, that we were talking about, as its also important to understand and...

In this episode, Debbie and Maddie talk about Foundational Supports and review an article posted by Team DSC called "Everything we know about Foundational Supports". Debbie and Maddie dive into discussion about their thoughts on this article and how some of this information may make a difference in the lives of people living with a disability as well as their family and carers.  This epi...

In this short episode, Heather introduces our newest team member Maddie. Maddie is now onboard as a Respite Coordinator, and explains her background and journey into the disability world, caring for a loved one before moving into NDIS Support Coordination. Heather and Maddie discuss our burgeoning Respite service and how Respite/Short-Term Accommodation can support a participant's Choice and...

Following on from Episode 210, Paul Grant from Axis Lending returns, where previously discussed was all things NDIS finance , Paul once again sits down with Minh in our Brisbane office to talk about the process of obtaining finance for an NDIS investment property if planning on using one's SMSF (Self Managed Super Fund). Building a property within your SMSF is a far more complex process as, b...

In this episode, Debbie provides an in-depth look at the challenges faced, typical concerns and other considerations that investors need to be aware of when looking into Specialist Disability Accommodation investments. This episode was recorded in late 2023, hence why she uses the term "this year" etc. Inspired by her presentations given at all the SDA Conferences across Australia this p...

Dan & Jessica Acfield from Everhomes - a QLD SDA Provider - join Debbie and discuss all things funding - from the complexities of having participants with different funding levels to the level the house is enrolled as, to the challenges in getting the SDA payments from the NDIA. Dan explains the process of how a participant gets SDA funding in their plan from application, preapproval and appro...

In this episode, Minh & Debbie talk through the additional funds required over and above the turnkey House & Land package price to get an SDA property tenanted and earning an income. Many investors are unaware of the additional costs required, from finance and legal fees, to holding costs - rates and drawdown mortgage repayments as well as SDA-specific costs such as the one-off Provider fe...

Today we welcome Luke Kelleher. He has been working in the SDA space as a Building Designer for about 18 months, and  we thought it would be great to get him onto the show so our listeners can hear the ins and outs of working with builders and investors when it comes to SDA housing. You must be asking, "Isn't the role of a Building Designer in SDA pretty straight forward?"  Well, ye...

Flying all the way from Perth to Brisbane for a 3 hour meeting, we have Paul Grant from Axis Lending. He must not have heard of Zoom! Just kidding, what a wonderful gesture, thank you Paul!!! Paul sits down with Minh in the office to discuss the process of obtaining finance for an NDIS investment property, and whats needed to understand from an investor's perspective. He explains why the main...

We welcome Larissa to the SDA HOUSING podcast, the newest member to our team. Larissa has joined our team as Sales & Marketing Manager, operating from Melbourne.  She has flown up to Brisbane recently to spend a bit of time getting to know more about our systems and procedures, in the role of working closely with external property agencies & referral partners, who want to learn more about...

On this monthly episode of SDA Unlocked, Debbie takes a look at the SDA data for the Hunter Valley in NSW, specifically the Cessnock and Maitland areas. By delving into the current supply and demand, Debbie gives an overview of what the current supply is made up of, and the potentially significant undersupply of 'New Build' SDA in the region, data that is backed up by on-the-ground intel...

In this episode, we have Ben Burns , the Co-Director from Preferred Homes, based from Gold Coast, but operating primarily in middle ring suburbs around Brisbane & Gold Coast. Ben was invited into our office to talk to our  staff about their  bespoke approach to building custom SDA homes for the disability market, and their approach is second to none. Whilst also visiting us, he also sat down w...

This special episode is an audio recording from our Zoom Webinar held 01/02/24; the topic being "The Impact of the NDIS Review on SDA".  This 90 minute webinar which covers much of the previous topics covered in Episode 202, also allows us to take out time and analyse in greater details between our panel of speakers, and discuss in more detail with a live audience of attendees on Zoom. T...

We have another special visitor (third time) of Brad Fuller to our office. We welcome him once again as he imparts some wisdom and knowledge to our listeners on the topic of 'how and when to engage SDA Providers for SDA Apartments'. Over the years, there has been so much emphasis on houses in the SDA market, that we often forget about the other types of properties being developed and bui...

This episode is an 'Investment Strategy' podcast for one of our avid listeners. Debbie and Minh sit down together to do their best to give some general advice (wink wink) to help a person who thinks he is not in a position to look at SDA right currently. But in this episode, the team shows that there is "more than one way to skin a cat" as the old saying goes. Minh talks about...

We welcome back, Brad Fuller, who had his first podcast with Minh on Episode 199. In this episode, Minh sits down with Brad again to talk about some tips, ideas, and things to watch out for in 2024. Minh and Brad brainstormed a few ideas to cover in this episode during the downtime period of Christmas, and some of the topics covered here on this episode are just some random points of discussion wh...

Strap in and get ready for a long car drive while you listen to this one-hour technical analysis of NDIS 2.0, re Home & Living. It shows a much different view from what we all thought was the case, in contrast to our earlier podcasts in relation to its impact on Specialist Disability Accommodation. Dr Angad Singh's technical opinion is very highly thought out, brings a very distinct persp...

In this episode, Debbie chats with Phillip Hoare from Multibuild Homes in Darwin. Phillip talks about the challenges in the Darwin SDA market, from land acquisition and build requirements to participant demand and inaccuracies in the NDIA data. They discuss locations, SDA pricing, SDA funding for participants, and design types that are future-proofed and designed specifically for the Darwin market...

Happy New Years Everyone! We are now back for 2024, hoping everyone is safe and sound from their Xmas break. For our 200th episode, Minh, Debbie, Matt and Heather reflect on our past year 2023, and the impacts of the NDIS Review, the Disability Royal Commission and the SDA Pricing Review on the SDA property market. They chat about how much the industry has changed over the past 2 years, and how th...

Today we have Brad Fuller, one of our SDA friends who has been working as an SDA Provider for the past 4 years. Being based on the Gold Coast, near us in Brisbane, we have become good business acquaintances over the past few years, because our business ethics and philosophies within the SDA space are very much aligned. Minh invites Brad onto the show, first and foremost, to introduce him to our li...

This is an episode about the Disability Royal Commission, in particular the stories of Participants that came out a few months ago from the findings of the DRC. Upon the release of the DRC, we were able to order the hard copy books provided, and had them delivered to our office. Within the 20kg of books delivered to our office, were 3 specific large books which had up to 9,000 stories of Participa...

CROSSOVER EPISODE - [Recorded Nov 2023].  Welcome to Episode 197 on THE SDA HOUSING PODCAST, aka Episode 30 on THE PROFITABLE NDIS PROVIDER PODCAST! Debbie from our podcast show was invited over as a guest speaker for the third time on Tania & Paul's show, to talk about the 'Housing & Living Recommendations' as part of the NDIS REVIEW released on Dec 7th 2023. In this episod...

There was a question submitted by one of our regular listeners after #194, by Bruce Bromley, from SDA CONSULTING GROUP, whose business has been featured 3 times on our show now. Minh gives a detailed response to Bruce's question about the implications of volatile behaviours in the previously mentioned a 'dual key' robust house design. However, it was emphasised by Minh that this con...

We welcome Katie Daniels, a solicitor from Lavan, a law firm in Perth, WA. In this episode, Debbie sits down and interviews Katie as to her thoughts about the release of the NDIS REVIEW which was published on Dec 7th 2023. This is a fantastic episode because it comes from a legal perspective, in what Katie sees the implications of the changes by way of legislative changes which are yet to take pla...

In this episode, Minh & Debbie discuss their thoughts (aka OPINIONS ONLY) about the implications on the changes to Improved Livability SDA design category following the recommendations from the recent NDIS Review. Given the concerned feedback from many providers, investors & developers  on social media about the repercussions of a proposed change, this episode truly will be an important mi...