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THE SDA HOUSING PODCAST
The SDA Housing Podcast is a leading voice in the Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) sector, delivering in-depth discussions, expert insights, and the latest updates related to housing solutions for people with disabilities. Through interviews with industry leaders, advocates, and lived-experience voices, we explore policy developments, innovative best practices, and real-world stories shaping the future of disability housing.
Listeners will gain valuable knowledge on emerging trends, sector challenges, and inspiring success stories, making this podcast an essential resource for investors, providers, advocates, and anyone passionate about inclusive housing.
Debbie – General Manager, NDIS Property Australia:
With over 20 years of expertise in tourism, finance, and property, Debbie has played a pivotal role in transforming NDIS Property Australia from a two-person team to a 22-member powerhouse. Her leadership drives the successful marketing, sales, and development of SDA properties nationwide, working closely with builders, designers, lenders, and support providers to ensure high-quality, compliant housing solutions.
Minh – Founder, NDIS Property Australia:
A visionary in the SDA space, Minh is dedicated to accelerating the delivery of purpose-built disability housing across Australia. By fostering collaboration among stakeholders, investors, and NDIS participants, he champions choice, control, and dignity for people with disabilities, ensuring they have access to homes that truly meet their needs.
Together, Debbie and Minh are committed to ethical, sustainable, and impactful solutions in the SDA sector, bridging gaps and driving meaningful change.
Engaging with the SDA Community:
Each week, we feature guest speakers from across the sector, sharing their expertise, experiences, and contributions to social impact in SDA. From innovative housing designs to policy advocacy, our conversations highlight how we can collectively improve living options for NDIS participants.
As the SDA landscape evolves, we invite you—our listeners—to join us on the journey. Whether you're an investor, provider, advocate, builder, developer, parents of participants, or simply passionate about inclusive housing, this podcast equips you with the knowledge to make a difference in the lives of People with Disabilities (PWDs).
Share Your Story:
Have an SDA journey you’d like to share? We’d love to hear from you!
📞 Call us: 1300 254 397
📧 Email us: podcast@ndis.property
🌐 Visit us: www.ndis.property
Join the conversation and help shape a more inclusive future in disability housing.
Episodes
347 episodes
EPISODE 299 - SDA Pipeline Data (March 25)
In this episode, Minh and Debbie dive into the recent quarterly SDA data released by the NDIS on May 16th. They unpack the surprising surge in Pipeline SDA numbers and explain why this jump doesn’t necessarily reflect new development a...
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EPISODE 298 - Ask Us Anything #3
The next episode of our sub series ‘Ask Us Anything' which was once managed by Matt, introduces Sim from our office, joining Minh & Debbie to address some of the most recent inquiries submitted to our team.We regularly field a wide r...
EPISODE 297 - SDA Unlisted Property Trusts, Syndicates, & Managed Funds.
This episode is about the new frontier of SDA - managed funds, and “fund of funds” (FoF) and property syndicates and unlisted property trusts. Why? Because we recently saw on Facebook, a well known SDA property spruiker’s new online marketing t...
EPISODE 296 - Lets chat about Sydney
This episode is a casual chat about Sydney, and how Minh and Debbie sees its growth in the biggest untapped market for SDA housing. Minh recently went down for 7 days in Sydney for Easter to meet up with 3 different SIL providers, a...
EPISODE 295 - Shrinking SDA Undersupply
In this episode, Minh & Debbie discuss the macro state of the SDA market in Australia with respect to the supply and demand, particularly the fact that the huge undersupply over the past several years has shrunk, to the point that Australia...
EPISODE 294 - $10M Case of NDIS Fraud & Exploitation
In this eye-opening episode, Minh & Debbie dive into the shocking case of a man who went from driving a taxi to amassing a multimillion-dollar empire—with 24 companies, some NDIS businesses—in just six years. Now under investigation by the ...
EPISODE 293 - Funding Complexities & Housing Challenges
This episode provides a comprehensive overview of the funding complexities of participants, aswell as the housing challenges in sourcing tenants into empty SDA houses, and the strategies to tenant these homes, either from an SDA or SIL perspect...
EPISODE 292 - The SDA Anchor Tenant
Welcome to our next episode with Minh on a solo recording for the topic - SDA Anchor Tenant. We have never really spoken before about this very important topic - getting the first participant in as the first tenant into a SDA home.Minh t...
EPISODE 291 - Melbourne SDA Hotspots
In this episode, Minh flies down to Melbourne to catch up with Kevin from Paramount Disability Homes at their office in Box Hill, to do a wrap-up of the recent online webinar jointly presented by Debbie with Kevin and Jonathan from Paramount - ...
EPISODE 290 - Vetting your SDA "Advisor"
This episode is a quick re-hash on what to watch out for when engaging, talking to, and collaborating with an SDA “expert”. We usually mean a real estate agent or spruiker, but it can also mean on the odd occasion, a Provider as well. ...
EPISODE 289 - SDA Unlocked: Ballarat, VIC
In this episode, Debbie is joined by Rob to discuss the situation of SDA Supply & Demand in Ballarat, Victoria, in our monthly SDA Unlocked sub series.This discussion is held against the backdrop of Ballarat as a growth area, develop...
EPISODE 288 - SILosophy Podcast #03: by Tania Gomez
This is a special crossover podcast, by Tania Gomez, who has interviewed our team in the past. In this episode, we extract the audio of a vodcast (video podcast) from an interview in Brisbane in Dec 2024, in which Tania came to Brisbane to do l...
EPISODE 287 - Our Melbourne Trip (Feb '25)
In this episode, Minh and Deb discuss their recent trip to Melbourne, where they engaged with various providers, developers, and investors. They highlight successful collaborations among SDA providers, SIL providers, and developers,...
EPISODE 286 - NDIS Quarterly Data Report (Dec '24)
In this episode, Minh & Debbie look at the latest NDIS Quarterly Report, reviewing the latest NDIS data, from the overall number of participants now receiving support, to financial stats, improvements to fraud prevention and participant saf...
EPISODE 285 - Box Hill: A Hidden Gem in Melbourne?
This episode was from a recent trip in mid February down in Melbourne. Minh visits the office of Paramount Disability Homes, and spends 2 days with the boys in their office. Kevin and Jonathon sits down to talk about Box Hill, a hidden gem of a...
EPISODE 284 - Participant Procurement Support
In this episode, Debbie sits down with Kassy and Caitlan from our SDA Housing Assist (SHA) team to discuss our Participant Procurement support service, how we work, what we do, who we connect with and the challenges in trying to find tenants fo...
EPISODE 283 - BLUE WING CARE PROFESSIONALS: Zoe Norton
Sit back and enjoy a deep discussion with Zoe Norton, founder of BLUE WING CARE PROFESSIONALS, a care support business operating for 7 years within the NDIS across Sydney and Brisbane. Below are some of the topics covered in this of...
EPISODE 282 - FAQs from Webinar “ROI Calculations”
In this episode, Minh & Debbie review the questions received during last week’s live webinar on SDA ROI Calculations.We really enjoyed the interactive nature of this webinar held and appreciated the excellent questions posed to our 3...
EPISODE 281 - Change of Circumstances: s48 & s100
In this episode, we welcome back Kevin Chen, from Paramount Disability Homes. Kevin comes onto our show to talk to Minh about SDA "Change of Circumstances", which is a process of getting a participant's plan or funding, to be amended from what ...
EPISODE 280 - SDA Unlocked - Byron Bay & Northern NSW
In this episode, Debbie looks at the SDA data for the Byron and Tweed areas of the northern NSW coast.For a couple of years, we have been aware of the undersupply of quality SDA homes in the area. Given the challenges of developing SDA i...
EPISODE 279 - Stats, Data, & a Whitepaper
In this episode, Minh & Debbie discuss a couple of different sets of statistics, including the NDIA's most recent quarterly update along with some findings released in a white paper by Barwon Investment Partners in November as part of their...
EPISODE 278 - Market Sentiment on SDA
This episode highlights the continuing positive market sentiment for SDA, even with recent lending changes which will impact future investors. It covers the importance of investor awareness regarding lending criteria, and the growing trend towa...
EPISODE 277 - AUD, USD, Trump, Rates, & Property
Welcome to our first episode for 2025. In this episode, Minh and Rob sit down to talk about geopolitics & dollars - that’s right, AUD & USD, Trump, Interest Rates, Inflation and the Australian economy. Specifically, how do all t...
EPISODE 276 - Our Year in Review 2024
This is our final episode for 2024 - sit back and relax to listen to Debbie and Minh reflect on their journey the past 12 months in SDA and how the business evolved to another new level in working with new types of clientele and how they see SD...
EPISODE 275 - Primary Disabilities of SDA-funded Participants
Distribution of Disabilities among SDA Participants - The biggest category of SDA participants is intellectual disability, which is 48% of all participants. Intellectual disability includes schizophrenia, low IQ, and behavioural issues. Thi...