THE SDA HOUSING PODCAST

On this monthly episode of SDA Unlocked, Debbie looks at the Supply and Demand data for Geelong. As we all know, METRO areas are not always the key locations for SDA, we should always be aware of the REGIONAL and REMOTE areas which also need our investors support. Geelong is the heartland of the NDIS, since the headquarters of the NDIS are based in Geelong. We look at the current supply, what is i...

Wow, what a week! And here we thought it would be a quiet & slow wind down towards Christmas, until Bill Shorten stepped out in front of the cameras and presented at the National Press Club, the new and improved NDIS 2.0 We have Larissa (our new Sales & Marketing Manager) who has flown in from Melbourne to be onboarded) joining Minh and Debbie to talk about the recommended changes for the...

Minh and Debbie sit down to discuss and answer an email received from a Provider wishing to move into the SDA space. This newly registered Provider is looking to do both SIL and SDA, having both registrations approved by the Commission. This Provider wants to consider the benefits of moving over to Sydney from Perth (currently based), to perhaps start up a new business doing SDA primarily.  He wan...

Debbie & Lenore from our research team analyse the findings of the Housing Hub in their latest report - the SDA Supply in Australia. The report delves into the findings from a nationwide survey among SDA providers carried out by Housing Hub and Summer Foundation in September 2023 to determine where and what SDA is in the pipeline from providers around Australia. The report also covers elements...

If you have reached it this far into our long list of episodes, you'd think you would be a veteran of SDA information right? Well, maybe, and maybe not too!  So in this episode, we have Debbie and Minh sitting down together to talk about the opposite perspective - the reasons not to invest in SDA property. Our podcast channel has talked so much about the 'why where when & how' p...

As a follow-up to Episode 171, this is Part 2 of 2 with Karina and Nicole from SDA Consulting Group. Technically its Part 3 of 3, if you include Episode 160 with Bruce Bromley :) This episode has Debbie sitting down for another chat with the Karina & Nicole to discuss in more detail the role of an SDA Provider and SDA Property Manager, when wearing both hats. There seems to be a lack of "...

In this episode, Minh and Matt discuss when, if, & how, investors should speak to the Providers. We all know how important the Provider is to the success of managing and caring for Participants in an SDA dwelling. The guys discuss questions that investors may have regarding the number of potential SDA tenants providers have on the ground in order to gain intel on demand in particular areas. Al...

In this episode, Minh interviews Peter Ingram, a Business Consultant who specialises in  NDIS property. He provides B2B services to builders and real estate agents around Australia. They discuss Peter's background as a tradie who moved into project management and life coaching before becoming a property investor himself who moved into helping others invest in property. Peter moved into the SD...

On this monthly episode of SDA Unlocked, Debbie goes in-depth into several areas around Sydney that have both significantly high location factors (equaling a much higher SDA income) and large gaps between supply and demand. Delving into specific regions within the larger geographical areas that have significant gaps, Debbie breaks down the current supply and demand to determine the potential lack...

In this episode, Minh reviews the Summer Foundation and Housing Hubs' SDA Provider Experience Report which was published in August, based on findings from the Housing Hub's third annual SDA Provider Experience Survey. The survey, completed by 41 SDA providers, represents almost one-quarter of all New Build SDA Dwellings throughout Australia. Minh compares previous survey results and anal...

This is a follow-up to Episode 157, where we spoke with Alecia Rathbone from Housing Hub. In this episode, Debbie chats with Rachel Murray and Cornelia Wellecke from Summer Foundation and Housing Hub. Our guests discuss their research and reports which come from the data captured from the Housing Hub accessible housing seekers website, specifically their paid reports which include: Market Data Rep...

In this second followup special crossover podcast, (recorded in July 2023) we publish "The Profitable NDIS Provider Podcast", where hosts Tania & Paul interview our Debbie from NDIS PROPERTY AUSTRALIA, in an episode that focuses on 'SDA Growth in Australia'.  In this dynamic discussion, they tackle key questions surrounding market demand, investor partnerships, and strategi...

We always have potential investors emailing to us with questions surrounding SDA investments and/or an investment opportunity they're considering. This episode is a follow up to Episodes 104 and 108, in which we answered questions submitted by potential investors. In this episode, Minh and Debbie sit down to answer some more questions from clients. Thank you to these clients for sending in th...

In this episode, we have 2 very special guests, Cheryl & Chris Joseph, the owners of a small business which started 3 years ago and has grown very fast since. The business is called ASPIRE HUB, and are based in Brisbane, but now also expanded to Perth.  Minh asks both of them about their SIL business, and their housing model, given the changes of the NDIS over the last few years.  Cheryl talks...

G'day Folks. We have heaps in store in the coming few months with Sydney. That's right, LOTS!!! Lets just say that we have been flying down to Sydney quite a bit, something like 3 times over the last 5 weeks, and we see ourselves keeping this current pace of being in NSW once per fortnight whilst lining up the Apartment opportunities for SDA. This episode today is more generic, in terms...

This is the second instalment on our views on the Disability Royal Commission publication. Recently, in the first instalment, we had Dhanika and Brendon talking about 'employment' and 'education', two minor topics from the DRC. However, in this episode, Minh and Brendon brings it all back to the fundamentals of the DRC, and that is the  abuse within the NDIS of participants, pa...

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In this episode, Jeremy Soden from Forward Access joins Debbie in the office to discusses everything Access Consulting. Jeremy discusses his journey from building certifier into access consulting and his focus on Specialist Disability Acccommodation having worked in London in residential aged care and disability accommodation before returning to Australia and deciding to focus on accessibility in...

In this episode, part 1 of 2, Dhanika and Brendon discuss the Disability Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect, and exploitation of people with disability. The Royal Commission recently released its findings in a series of documents with over 200 recommendations for change.  With over 5,000 pages of information, we've only skimmed the surface so far but we go over some of the notewor...

This is just a quick little podcast episode presented by Josh and Minh, to explain how we have been going with the zoom webinar rollouts thus far that have been presented to our investor base, as well as the listeners of this podcast show We figured it would add another element of education to everyone if they can register to our monthly Zoom webinars which we hold every 3 to 4 weeks, in different...

People with disabilities are being 'trafficked' for their NDIS funding.  Recently, a disconcerting and heart-wrenching revelation has come to light within the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) landscape. Reports have emerged detailing a disturbing trend wherein individuals with disabilities are becoming victims of masterminded schemes that robs them of the very support they dep...

Dhanika and Matt sit down to do a followup Part 2 of ' COMMON SDA MYTHS '  and debunk some more myths. This content was sourced from the Housing Hub website, and we thank this wonderful organisation for publishing this kind of information to help investors to better understand what is true and false when it comes to SDA relating to Participants. If you have not listened to Episode 130, h...

In this initial episode Debbie is joined by Karina and Nicole from SDA Consulting Australia. Karina and Nicole discuss the roles of an SDA Provider as a Disability Property Manager. Nicole is a Property manager with over 18 years experience so she looks at the process very much from the property management perspective. They discuss the modifications and additional requirements needed by individual...

In this episode, Minh and Brendon sit down and talk about an email received in our office, sent by a family in QLD who wanted to touch base with Brendon and let him know that they were inspired to hear about Brendon's battle for appropriate SDA funding after going through the AAT. This family has also been through the AAT three times over the last 2 years, and had almost given up hope, until...

In this episode, Josh and Minh sit down together to chat about the due diligence that is done every day in assessing SDA projects & locations etc to fulfil our preparation to present to our investors. Past podcast episodes talk so often about data research, but our team hasn't really spoken too much about 'product assessment' per se. In this episode, Josh helps our listeners bet...