The SDA HOUSING Podcast

In this episode, Minh and Debbie discuss their recent trip to Melbourne, where they hosted NDIS Property Australia's first ever SDA Masterclass.They review the various meetings they held with investors, brokers, developers and other consultants (both in the masterclass and days prior to the event) and they discussed in detail why their first SDA Masterclass was held in Melbourne, and what the outcomes were. They talk about how the highly technical content and detailed presentations provided b...

This episode delves into the complexities and costs associated with Single Contract SDA options for SMSF purchasers, emphasizing the financial aspects, developer roles, legal complexities, and the importance of seeking independent financial advice. It also discusses new developer options that aim to simplify the process and reduce costs for investors. Overall, the content provides valuable insights into navigating the intricate landscape of SMSF SDA transactions.SDA Options for SMSFThe discus...

In this episode Minh & Debbie chat about our highly requested ‘fee-for-service’ offerings, from reports (data, financial feasibility and more) to consultancy and project management services we offer at an hourly rate or fixed fee retainer. Investors should be given the choice as to how their advisor is being remunerated. Judging from the outcry and backlash of our last episiode (#231), where builders and marketers are rising up in protest against what was said, we say to those who are whi...

Well here it is folks! The big reveal, the big topic ... the SDA WALL OF SHAME! Minh has dropped the hint a few times now that this episode was coming, and today we invite back Brad Fuller from Brighter Living, to come into our Brisbane office, to contribute to this controversial episode. To begin with, lets be clear that we we wont be 'defaming’ anyone in this episode as that would make us the bad guys, but boy oh boy do we wish we could spill the beans on all the dirt on the "who" and ...

This episode welcomes Sean Kirkland (FORMSPACE) who is a well-established SDA Building Designer within the NDIS, having designed 100 concept designs over the years. Minh interviews Sean finally after 5 months from whence Sean reached out to us to express his appreciation for what we did on the podcast show.The main topics covered in this interview are:SDA Design QualitySean expressed concerns about poor design practices in the SDA space, noting that many builds were temporary solutions ...

In this SDA Unlocked episode, Debbie gives us an overview of Bendigo, Victoria as a regional growth centre and provides an in-depth look at the data - both demand and supply of SDA.As the Greater Bendigo Residential Strategy moves forward, the City of Greater Bendigo is focused on planning goals to create an inclusive, safe and ecological city.The growth expected by 2036 is approximately 26% of the estimated 2023 population, and whilst not as high, the expected population growth of the NDIS p...

In this episode, Debbie chats with 2 special guest speakers from WA - Amanda Gauci from Pulse Property Solutions and Kiera Nicholson from Collective Design Agency.The conversation revolves around a recently completed SDA project - a triplex development in Cannington, Perth. Although both Amanda and Kiera have worked on seperate SDA projects in the past, this is the first project both companies have collaborated together.Amanda and Kiera discuss the process of coming together to design and dev...

In this episode, Minh sits down with Ian to discuss the typical fees that are possibly being charged for SDA investment advice. This can take the form of either a Fee to Engage, a Fee for Services or Report Fees. They go through in detail about their thoughts on such costs being charged to investors, and whether its fair value.Firstly, the guys talk about the 'Engagement Fees' concept floating around out there. This is where a company or consultant charges an upfront engagement fee before pro...

In this episode, Maddie does a solo poddy, and reviews an article posted by Team DSC from their website, called "The Digital Future of the NDIS". She dives into discussion about her 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 episode covers conversation about the problems of this proposed digital change in our ever changing NDIS, and the impact on all stakeholders that ...

In this episode, Matt and Minh sit down to talk about one of Matt's recent prospective clients who was in such a rush to buying an SDA, madly trying to buy something before the end of financial year (btw we only in Feb, at time of recording) that he didnt even want to worry about doing his Due Diligence, and was only driven by yield. Friendly reminder everyone ... "TAKE YOUR TIME!" While its great to jump into SDA with passion and eagerness, its also wise to take things one step at a time, an...

This episode has Heather sitting down with Ian (our new SDA consultant) to welcome him to our poddy, and to hear more about his journey to Australia, then to the SDA space, and then to us as a new organisation to be a part of. Having worked in the SDA space the past few 2 years, he came across our podcast channel (as a competitor organisation) and was thrilled with the content that we offered, as this was a way for Ian to also increase his NDIS and SDA knowledge, and apply it in his role with...

In this episode, Maddie welcomes Patty from Focal Community Services to chat about her 18 years working for Focal, within the disability sector. Focal is a Service Provider based in Ipswich, 45 minutes west of Brisbane CBD. This year they celebrate 50 years in business, and what a wonderful achievement for this Not For Profit organisation to have achieved.Maddie and Patty dive into discussion about Patty's journey through the NDIS and her passion for making a difference in the lives of people...

In this most recent update to the data, current as at ending Dec 2023 and released mid-Feb 2024, we saw a significant change to some of the information reported on by the NDIA. That change was in the reporting of the numbers of SDA-funded participants. Whilst we lost one level of reporting, the update seems to be a significant improvement overall in demand data.Each quarter, the NDIA release their updated SDA Enrolled Dwellings and NDIS demand data spreadsheet which is the comprehensive SDA s...

In this episode, Larissa comes to Brisbane and interviews Minh and Debbie to chat about the milestone of achieving 50,000 podcast episode downloads, from over 220 episodes, which were published over the last 26 months, by consistently recording 2 shows per week (without failure). They discuss the fun that the crew have had in putting this all together, and the passion in podcasting, while also talking about the most downloaded episodes, aswell as their favourite episodes and other milestones ...

In this monthly episode of SDA UNLOCKED, Lorraine (originally from Adelaide) joins Debbie to discuss the supply and demand in the area of Riverland, which is the regional area of SA, close to the corner where 3 borders converge - SA, NSW, & VIC.The Riverland is home to around 35,000 people who make their living in the five main towns of Barmera, Berri, Loxton, Renmark, and Waikerie. The climate is Mediterranean, with warm and dry summers and reasonably mild winters. The region is Australi...

In this episode, Heather talks to one of our staff, Lorraine, to find out about her journey into real estate, that eventually lead her into SDA. Lorraine recently came from another real estate business where she worked for 2 years, initially working as the Office Manager, but as her interest was sparked in the sales side, she progressed into selling SDA packages around Brisbane.Lorraine explains that in her due diligence before joining NDIS Property Australia, she found such a wealth of infor...

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 talk openly about housing for SDA, MTA, STA, SIL, and ILO. We've seen a massive disconnect with S...

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 episode covers conversation about the problems of foundational supports, what needs to change and the dif...

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 Control and the difference it makes to a participant's life as well as their family and carers. M...

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, by law, an SMSF cannot take on a construction contract and 2-part H&L contract. Minh and Paul go thr...

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 past year of 2023, Debbie breaks down and highlights what we've learnt by working with investors over the pas...

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 approval to moving into an enrolled SDA home to enable their funding to be paid to the property owner....

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 fees, furniture packages along with a buffer for initial vacancy period for the time it takes to get...

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, yes and no, as they do play a crucial for ensuring compliance and successful project delivery from concep...

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 banks and lenders are not currently lending for SDA and everything the investor should be aware of fro...

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 SDA, whom also need support and guidance (and stock) to recommend to their own clients. As a...

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 provided by SIL providers who work in the area. This episode came about because of an invitation to NSW by...

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 with Minh and did an interview for the podcast show too.Ben talks about their company's h...

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.This follow-up to Episode 202, has Dr Angad Singh joining Minh and Debbie from our team to delve into gr...

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 built for SDA Participants. Remember, Participants reserve the right to 'Choice and Control' on where & ho...

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 using 'timeframe build delays' for this potential investor's advantage as he awaits the sale of his home in about 15-...

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 which may be relevant to many more future topics in 2024 as the year progresses.They talk about:Be ...

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 perspective which should blow away our listeners' understanding of the proposed NDIS REVIEW. He tackles 3 m...

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 and conditions. If you have an interest in investing in the Darwin market, this is a must-listen ...

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 that in turn has changed how NDIS Property Australia operated as a small business, now turning into ...

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 listeners and allow Brad an opportunity to share his thoughts on NDIS 2.0, more so in relation to IL...

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 Participants telling us of the abuse they had to endure as a disabled individuals while under the pr...

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 episode, Tania & Paul & Debbie dive into the latest NDIS REVIEW (NDIS 2.0) focusing on housing and living r...

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 concept design discussed in episode 194, albeit being a "ROBUST", was simply just one idea as a 'temporary solution...

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 place in the coming few years ahead.Topics covered:- Improved Liveability funding.- Improved Liveabil...

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 milestone in the evolution of SDA for years to come. They discuss the likelihood of the ...

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 in the pipeline and where the gaps are. An informative look at the potential of Geelong as a prime...

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 2.0We 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 reboot of the NDIS. "Recommended" being the key word. The Federal Government will soon respond in ...

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 wanted to know what the best strategy is, to either source participants first or to source buil...

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 of provider sentiment in the SDA market in general. Recent demand projections estimate that by 2...

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' process of investing in the SDA, but never have we sat back to do the reverse. So here is a fantastic discus...

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 "property management" experience in the SDA Provider space across this industry, and we thought it...

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.Although understandable that investors should do their due diligence with regard to demand in any sp...

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 SDA space around 4 years ago after an SDA Provider approached him because of his track record in bui...

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 of supply of building type and SDA design type in order to give listeners some understanding of wh...

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 analyses some of the findings and numbers. Its always good to see the numbers which are reflective of the market...

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 Report: This report includes supply and demand data based on a Local Government Area and is ideal for ...

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 strategic decision-making in the realm of Specialist Disability Accommodation.Content HighlightsTania & Paul ask Debb...

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 their wonderful questions, and if your a listener who also have some queries about SDA, how it wor...

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 about how different it is in running your own business, when compared to working for so...

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 of the areas around Sydney we see as potential gaps in the numbers, and Debbie talks with Minh about some of...

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, particularly 'group homes'. Brendon and Minh talk about examples of cases of different types of abuses, and the ro...

Email Feedback from Bruce Bromley on one small error mentioned: "Just listening to the podcast. There is an error relating to solar and UPS. This issue is often missed that came out in the assessor updates. I have attached both for your reference ..."CLASSIFICATION ITEM 26 - CLAUSE 22 EMERGENCY POWER SOLUTIONS"SOLAR STORAGE BATTERIES ARE NOT SUITABLE AND MUST NOT BE USED AS EMERGENCY POWER""The reality is once they are charged, it Is not until a power failure that they need recharging wh...

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 building standards.The conversation begins with the NCC livable housing standards that are being a...

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 noteworthy points such as:- Phasing out special schools and segregated educationStudents with disability ...

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 showWe 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 locations and with different guest speakers. This helps bring more SDA awareness to our wider aud...

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 depend on for their well-being. This exploitative phenomenon involves some NDIS providers who "overcharge ...

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, here is the link below:https://open.spotify.com/episode/59OUyjl27AQYKH6FSIF0E9?si=UmHDsIK4TBOpKcsPPkPVlwND...

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 participants over and above the standard provisions in the property. A lot of these modifications...

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 they heard Brendon's story on our channel.Brendon talks about how there are some law firms doing pro b...

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 better understand the mechanics behind our "DD" to workout exactly that.The guys use a live example of an upcoming ...

In this Episode Brendon sits down with 3 carers - Liam, Levi and Darcy - whom are all Independent Support Workers. The boys discuss a whole range of topics including working with SIL providers and the challenges faced with it, whilst working for Participants as Independents. They explore 'Choice and Control' and whether it really does mean "true" Choice & "true" Control. They talk about what it looks like and how different it is between a Service Provider and Independent Support Wor...

Happy Friday everyone! In this episode, Minh, Debbie and Elizabeth, our Melbourne-based consultant, who has flown up to Brisbane for a few days to meet with various builders and stakeholders, sits with us to discuss what's happening in the SDA market in South East QLD.A lot has changed since the new SDA prices were released in July, giving the market throughout Australia a major boost in terms of financial viability to develop better Specialist Disability Accommodation in areas that hav...

In this episode, we have Brendon, our resident staff member and budding superstar podcaster, doing a 'one on one' podcast interview with another HPS Participant from the Gold Coast, named Pam.Pam reached out to Brendon via her Support Coordinator, after Brendon called out to "anyone" with a NDIS journey in SDA, and he wanted to hear all stories, both good or bad. Thus we now have an episode with 2 HPS Participants chatting about SDA within the NDIS scheme.While it is rare to hear firsthand ab...

Earlier this month the NDIA released the final element of the Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Pricing Review process – the SDA Pricing Review 2022-23 Demand Projections Report. The Report provides demand projections for SDA both in terms of geographic locations and design categories. It goes through to 2042.With this published SDA DATA, we finally have some direction of the SDA numbers and growth in each region, for which these SA4 Regions projections apply to.Minh and Debbie ...

Just sit back and enjoy this 'awesome' discussion' with a special guest, Nick Lukowski, talking about the way SDA projects are put together from a 'property development' perspective, and how it is to be de-risked from a 'NDIS housing solution' perspective. Minh & Nick talk about a holistic approach to property development of SDA projects to incorporate the following NDIS housing solutions, as a 'Plan B' to an investor's SDA reliance:- SDA: specialist disability accomodation- SIL: su...

The episode features an interview with Dan Acfield, from Everhomes, who has been a guest on the show multiple times. The question of whether SIL (Supported Independent Living) Providers and SDA (Specialist Disability Accommodation) Providers should be kept at arm's length when working with Participants within the NDIS is raised. Minh mentions that this is an important topic often discussed within the NDIS community, and he wanted to have Dan talk openly about how he feels about this very topi...

Today, we have Minh sitting down with Brendon, courtesy of ADAPT HOUSING who have allowed use of their office due to lack of accessibility for Brendon at our Woolloongabba office in Brisbane. Adapt's office is situated on Eagle St, Brisbane CBD (a high-rise commercial office building) and makes it easier for us to meet up regularly to chat SDA. #thanks #adaptBrendon is a new team member who brings his Lived Experience of being an SDA Participant onto The SDA HOUSING Po...

On this monthly episode of SDA Unlocked (August 2023) Debbie invites our Melbourne based consultant Elizabeth, to talk about two different suburbs in different parts of this big market - Weir Views & Beveridge. They both give our listeners an in-depth breakdown of these two areas from two perspectives, that of a 'property fundamentals' perspective from someone on the ground, and also from a distance based on the SDA numbers from a 'data analytics' perspective.Elizabeth shows her many year...

EPISODEIn this episode, Debbie sits down with Bruce Bromley from SDA CONSULTING AUSTRALIA. Bruce may be considered as one of the founding fathers of the disability industry, in the creation and implementation of the design guidelines and SDA assessment since the early days of SDA. He discusses his journey into the accessibility and SDA sector and what his companies does do.Bruce tells us what SDA Consulting Australia does, and discusses the training, education and information they disse...

In this episode, we are joined by several guest speakers, to do a round table SDA discussion. We were invited to sit and film individually with Tania, from Tania Gomez Consulting, to discuss separately different matters of SDA for her audience, them being Providers across Australia.We figured that while we were all there, might aswell record a podcast session, and do it in a way where we just 'wing it' and talk about random topics pertaining to SDA.Speakers are:- Tania Gomez- David Whit...

"How does the recent SDA Price changes, affect SDA Providers?" Our team recently met up in a video studio in Brisbane with Tania Gomez, from Tania Gomez Consulting (TGC) to talk about many things SDA individually and as a group, in a film setting environment. One of these video recordings was the final session with Tania, Minh, and Dan Acfield, from Everhomes. This podcast is the audio of that final film session, and is primarily about the recent changes to SDA Pricing which affect...

In this episode, Debbie sits down with Alecia Rathbone, the General Manager of the HOUSING HUB. We have waited almost 12 months for this chance to sit down with someone from this wonderful organisation, and when the opportunity arose for us to 'corner' Alecia at the Melbourne SDA CONFERENCE recently in April, Alecia graciously accepted the invitation to sit down soon for a podcast interview.Alecia breaks down exactly what Housing Hub does and how the organisation is slowly refining what they ...

In this special "cross over" show, we have Debbie Kindness from our show (The SDA HOUSING Podcast) talking as a guest speaker on another NDIS podcast - The Profitable NDIS Provider Podcast. The hosts of this show, Paul Bryan & Tania Gomez, interview Debbie from the perspective of NDIS Providers, who want to learn more about SDA, and what they should be aware about if they wanted to add SDA to their registration to the NDIS.This episode is really a good one to listen to, as it basica...

Today Minh and Jess try to navigate the environment of Input Tax Credits, GST Free supplies and claiming for GST within the specific lens of investing in SDA (What are these concepts? When do they apply? When and for what can you claim?).Thanks to some determinations and ATO rulings - this area has become somewhat complex. With the ATO determining that "the owner must be a registered SDA Provider", some investors have been undertaking the process to become a registered SDA Provider them...

In this Episode, we welcome back a repeat guest speaker, Brendon Woolf. He was featured in one of our shows about 11 months ago, when he took on the NDIA at the AAT to fight for the right to the get the correct SDA funding to live by himself in an HPS apartment. Our first episode with this wonderful person was published on Sept 2022, see link below:Episode 61 - A Participant's fight for SDA Funding (ft. Brendon Woolf)Today we rehash the journey thus far which has taken almost 3 years fo...

Today Minh and Debbie chat to our lovely research assistant in the office, Lenore, who delves deeply into the NDIA quarterly data reports every day when in the office.In this episode we cover our own SDA data reports in a bit more detail and learn what Lenore does to gather this information, process it, and how she crunches the numbers to get as accurate information as possible.We go over topics such as:The stakeholders involved and what they knowWhat SA2, SA3, SA4 etc. meansHow it is relevan...

David Whitelaw returns to the SDA Housing Podcast as Minh visits the Adapt Housing office to chat about the NDIS’ new price guide for SDA, its impact and what the next twelve months has in store for Adapt.Adapt housing has been in the market since not long after NDIS started up and is a great example of a company taking things one step at a time, and growing into a very successful SDA provider who are now one of the most focused, knowledgeable, and reliable providers available. In this e...

Minh sits down with Grace from our Brisbane office. She is one of our senior consultants who works very closely with SDA Developers. Her role is very niche, and she looks after investors who want built &/or tenanted SDA properties, or SDA projects for sophisticated investors or developers. Grace and Minh discuss an email received from a local Brisbane builder, Ted, to answer his question about whether he should become an SDA Provider as well as being a builder/developer, and the impa...

In this episode, Debbie talks to a Cassie Ross, who represents a fantastic organisation called Bluewing Care, a SIL Provider which is dedicated to providing disability support services to NDIS participants across NSW and QLD. Cassie is the Business Development Manager for Bluewing, and she has so much knowledge in this NDIS space. She explains much about Bluewing's business model, hence why she was chosen to join Debbie on this episode to tell our listeners about all the wonderful thing...

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome! Today we have Jess, Matt, & Minh sitting down together to discuss our new service - Paid Research Reports - for investors who want to see the following information for their own "peace of mind" when it comes to investing into Specialist Disability Accomodation:PIA (Property Investment Analysis)Feasibility & Tenancy MixSDA Data - Supply & Demand, & Pipeline (SA3)We cannot stress this enough: DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!! If you cannot figure out the best p...

In this short episode, Debbie and Minh sit down to talk about the 'Density Restrictions' when it comes to developing units in particicular, in one site. There is much demand from developers and investors in building SDA dwellings in medium or high density locations, and this topic goes through the calculations in working out how and what is possible for developers to consider.If the density restriction applies in relation to a parcel of land, the total number of eligible participants that can...

On this episode of SDA Unlocked, Debbie gives our listeners an in-depth breakdown of the Gold Coast SDA supply and demand. We discuss why the GC is a good investment location at this stage and how the pipeline shows a decent gap in supply and break down specific areas within the broader region. We hope you find this episode informative and entertaining as usual. LEAVE US A GOOGLE REVIEW!--FOLLOW US ON:LinkedIn InstagramFacebookTwitterGOALS:Our goal is to see Participants with high-...

EPISODE:In this episode, Jess from our office sits down with Minh again, to talk about a very 'complicated topic'. This topic is about summarising Section 13 for claiming SDA income where "the lesser of rule" is used in determining the value of the SDA income per Participant in the SDA dwelling. This is specifically known as:Section 13 of NDIS Pricing Arrangements for Specialist Disability Accomodation 2022-23 (Released March 2023)When claiming payment for SDA from an individual participant's...

Sabina Silwal (Managing Director) from Direct Care Assistance joins Minh to discuss Direct Care Assistance. They operate in the Melbourne area, and can provide a wide range of services to cover Participant needs. We thought it would be nice to open up the show to a Care Provider, who has reached out to our office, to ask to be on the podcast and talk about their services in the community. This is a good way for our listeners to understand more about the provision of support from Support Worke...

Debbie and Minh sit down together with Charlotte, in Part 2 of this three-part series (Part 1 - Episode 76) to discuss what sets us apart from other NDIS property advisory groups across Australia, doing what we do in the this SDA sector. In this 'part two' episode, Charlotte asks both Debbie and Minh questions about our 'Vision', our 'Integrity', our 'Honesty', our 'Feasibilities', our 'Network', and much much more!We hope you enjoy getting to know our little business in Brisbane, which...

We are joined by Frank Vounasis, the CEO of Leipzig Australia, a boutique property development company from Adelaide. Frank joins Minh to talk about their small boutique residential 12-unit complex, which has 4 'Fully Accessible' units as part of their small community in the building. The project is named ALMA TERRACE APARTMENTS, in the suburb of Woodville West, Adelaide.Woodville West is approximately 10 kilometres northwest of the Adelaide CBD, and is a perfect example of integration ...

EPISODE:We welcome back Dr Angad Singh, from SADHANA CONSTRUCTIONS, from Perth, WA. In this episode, we continue the breaking news of the SDA PRICE REVIEW announcement, which is taking effect as of July 1 2023. We cover many topics in this 'awesome' session:New SDA funding amountsImproved Liveability design category2 Participant HomesFires Sprinklers (again)Location FactorsNCC & ABCBGST implicationsWinners & LosersConstruction and Land price risesClass 1 vs Class 3 buildsDoing what's ...

In Part 3 of the 'Breaking News' segment this week, we have just Debbie and Minh, to sit down again (for the third consecutive day) to continue discussing some things not covered in our first two episodes on this MASSIVE news from the NDIS.Worth mentioning aswell:The SDA Pricing Review has estimated that the numbers to be housed by the SDA Program has increased from 28,000 to 30,000. At the same time, the annual cost of the NDIS Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) program will grow from...

In Part 2 of this 'Breaking News' release, we have the return of our 5 staff sitting down again to continue discussing the changes and the ramifications for investors moving forwards.ICYMI, The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has released the Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Pricing Review 2022-2023. The Review was undertaken to evaluate the impact of current SDA prices on supply and demand of SDA housing and to set new SDA prices to guide market investment in areas that ...

Here it is folks, the long awaited 5 year SDA price review.The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has released the Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Pricing Review 2023-2024. The Review was undertaken to evaluate the impact of current SDA prices on supply and demand of SDA housing and to set new SDA prices to guide market investment in areas that will most benefit people with disability over the next five years.The SDA Pricing Review was about making sure SDA eligible NDIS pa...

Dominic Kennedy (Business Development Director) from JCT Healthcare Technology joins Matt to discuss their assistive technology and how it can benefit people with disabilities. Their solutions are custom-made to fit the individual needs of each user. To learn more, or to get in contact with JCT, please follow the link below:https://jct.com.au/LEAVE US A GOOGLE REVIEW!--FOLLOW US ON:LinkedIn InstagramFacebookTwitterGOALS:Our goal is to see Participants with high-needs disabilities being a...

This week, Minh and Debbie discuss their recent 3 day trip down to Melbourne in early June. They enjoyed the full day's event listening to so many different speakers on lots of technical SDA topics, and enjoyed the networking with so many new faces in the Melbourne market. They summarised how it all went, and also there were some short audio clips recorded with some new people aswell as past podcast speakers from our show.LEAVE US A GOOGLE REVIEW!--FOLLOW US ON:LinkedIn InstagramFacebook...

Greg Barry from SDA Services joins Debbie to give our listeners a long-awaited breakdown of the SDA categories and what disabilities fit into them, while also covering the specific features of each design that make it suitable. The two also discuss who SDA Services are, what they do, Greg's story, and the SDA application process. This episode is an informative listen for both participants and investors.To learn more about SDA Services, or to get in contact with them, follow the link below:htt...