Best Sda Property Investment Podcasts (2025)

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EPISODE 324 - Victorian Govt NDIS Group Homes 22:35

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2d ago22:35

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In this episode, Debbie welcomes back Kevin Chen from Paramount Disability Homes for a conversation about the status of the Victorian Government NDIS Housing Crisis. This major crisis is unfolding in Victoria as state government subsidies for group home support workers which have already ended at the end of 2023, have leases for these properties se…

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EPISODE 323 - Common FAQs for an SDA Provider 32:41

10d ago32:41

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This episode has Minh sitting down once again with Kevin Chen from Paramount Disability Homes. This discussion focuses on the most frequently asked questions from investors regarding Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) - particularly about properties, management, and participant needs. The conversation covers topics such as responsibility for…

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EPISODE 322 - The SIL Landscape: Opinions of a Support Coordinator 34:10

16d ago34:10

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SIL Landscape: Challenges and Issues A significant challenge for SIL providers is the increasing difficulty in matching participants to vacancies for sustainable, long-term placements. Many providers lack the resources or contacts with other SIL providers or support coordinators to effectively find suitable participants for their vacancies. Provide…

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EPISODE 321 - A Housing Hub Data Snapshot 28:10

25d ago28:10

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In this episode, Debbie sits down with Denise & Lenore from our Data and Research team to review the recently released Housing Hub Accessible Housing and Support Data Snapshot June 2025. They take a look at the Housing Hub figures and what the tell us about what housing seekers are actually looking for, versus what properties are available through …

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EPISODE 320 - National SIL Summit: Tania Gomez 20:31

1M ago20:31

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In this episode, Debbie catches up again with Tania Gomez to talk about the recent SIL Summits around Australia in 2025 + the upcoming National SIL Summit on the Gold Coast next month in late September. This event will take place on the Gold Coast at the Mantra Legends, Surfers Paradise, GC. While the primary summit days are 25 & 26 September, (lot…

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EPISODE 319 - The Gaps in Disability Housing: Kirstie Shaw 30:54

1M ago30:54

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This episode has Minh chatting to Kirstie Shaw from Melbourne. Kirstie chats about the gaps in disability housing, from someone who is on the ground in Melbourne, and this episode gives our listeners a better awareness on this subject. Independent Living Options (ILO) Model The ILO model (aka ILA) is intended to be a flexible model where a person c…

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EPISODE 318 - SDA Unlocked: Mackay, QLD 9:18

1M ago9:18

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In this episode, Debbie dives into the oversupply of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) in Mackay, Queensland. Initial data hinted at an imbalance, but deeper analysis reveals a 132% oversupply, with over 100 excess places. The episode serves as a critical warning for investors and providers eyeing projects in the area. Key Insights: Geograp…

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EPISODE 317 - Key SDA Data Insights (by Barwon) 29:10

2M ago29:10

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In this episode, Minh and Debbie analyse Barwon Investments' May SDA data report, drawn from the latest NDIS quarterly report (as of 31 March 2025). Moving beyond stats, they examine key trends reshaping the SDA market's current landscape. Risk of Unsuitable SDA Properties Requiring Divestment: A portion of newly developed SDA properties may become…

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EPISODE 316 - THE RIGHT FIT AUSTRALIA: Jessica Dale 32:13

2M ago32:13

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The Right Fit Australia, recently launched by Jessica Dale, is a unique bridging housing brokerage service for NDIS participants. It finds participants first and then matches them with suitable properties and providers, effectively reverse-engineering support coordination. Background Jessica is a Melbourne-based Support Coordinator with expertise i…

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EPISODE 315 - Appendix H: More Than Just Family. 25:05

2M ago25:05

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In this episode, Minh and Debbie explore Appendix H—a pricing rule allowing SDA participants to live with non-eligible individuals (family, partners, or even SIL participants, with approval).! What Is Appendix H? Appendix H is a pricing provision within the SDA pricing arrangements that addresses how SDA funding is calculated when a participant liv…

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EPISODE 314 - NDIS Pricing Arrangements & Price Limits: Tania Gomez 28:01

2M ago28:01

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In this episode, we welcome back Tania from Tania Gomez Consulting. Tania chats with Debbie about the recent NDIS Pricing Arrangements & Price Limits (applicable as of 1st July 2025) and why there is so much concern within the NDIS community over financial viability and quality of service provision following a lack of insufficient pricing increases…

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EPISODE 313 - HOPE & CARE COMMUNITY SERVICES: Naeem Patel 49:13

2M ago49:13

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In this insightful episode of The SDA Housing Podcast, Debbie goes and visits a local Brisbane SIL Provider. She sits down with Naeem Patel, Director of Hope & Care Community, to explore the critical relationship between Supported Independent Living (SIL) and Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA). Naeem shares his journey into the NDIS space an…

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EPISODE 312 - The SDA Landscape: Opinions of an SDA Assessor 29:39

3M ago29:39

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In this episode, Minh and Debbie review and discuss an email response from Bruce Bromley of Equal Access Group and SDA Consulting. The email letter addresses a question posed in a previous episode regarding his perspective on the current 2025 state of the play across Specialist Disability Accommodation. Bruce's expertise and leadership have made hi…

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EPISODE 311 - Conflicts of Interest: An Open Letter to Ministers 39:02

3M ago39:02

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In this episode, Minh & Debbie discuss an open letter from Katalin Jakus (Hand in Hand Support Coordination) to Ministers, outlining critical NDIS concerns: Unethical Referral Fee Practices Some NDIS providers pay referral fees to hospitals, government staff, and Support Coordinators. This practice, originating before the NDIS legislation, is descr…

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EPISODE 310 - Ask Us Anything #4 26:02

3M ago26:02

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In this 4th instalment of our popular 'Ask Us Anything' series, we dive deep into an email from Andy, a builder from Adelaide who is a regular podcast listener, and has SDA build ideas for his son. We answer his questions and explore his theories. His questions sparked a discussion about the realities of SDA development, from financial consideratio…

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EPISODE 309 - SDA Design Assessments - Tanisha Simunic 34:30

3M ago34:30

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In this episode, Minh chats with Tanisha Simunic, an SDA Assessor, accredited Access Consultant and OT, about her work, background and her view of the SDA world. Tanisha’s Professional Background and Role Tanisha is an accredited access consultant, registered occupational therapist, and SDA assessor with nearly a decade of experience in the SDA sec…

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EPISODE 308 - NDIS Lending: Goodbye Postcode Restrictions 28:14

3M ago28:14

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Goodbye Postcode Restrictions ... & Hello Distance Restrictions! Big changes (again) are reshaping NDIS lending landscape, and in this episode, Debbie sits down with Paul Grant from Axis Lending to unpack the latest finance requirements for NDIS property investing, from their perspective as a Mortgage Manager. This episode only relates to Origin, t…

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EPISODE 307 - THE FIRE KNIGHT: Bill Kavvadas 34:55

3M ago34:55

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In this episode, Minh chats with Bill Kavvadas, Founder of The Fire Knight. Overview of the Fire Knight The product is an advanced, self-sustaining fire suppression system designed to proactively counter fires by detecting true flames and threats early Intended for residential use—including group homes and disability accommodations—offering an esse…

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EPISODE 306 - Doing a “Top 30 Australia SDA Hotspots" Report 12:42

3M ago12:42

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Join Debbie and Denise from NDIS Property Australia’s feasibility team as they explain their groundbreaking nationwide research reports process in identifying the most promising suburbs for Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) development. This project was a custom engagement from a NSW developer seeking a top 30 SDA locations report around Au…

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EPISODE 305 - NDIS Commission meetings with SDA Providers 25:47

3M ago25:47

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Recently the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission have been going around to meet with several large SDA Providers. Paramount Disability Homes was one such Provider who welcomed the NDIS Commisson to give industry feedback. In this episode, Minh talks to Kevin Chen from Paramount about their recent meeting with the NDIS Commission. Representatives f…

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EPISODE 304 - HAND IN HAND SUPPORT COORDINATION: Katalin Jakus 35:25

4M ago35:25

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This episode is all about Hand in Hand Support Coordination. Minh talks to Katalin Jakus, who runs a business that distinguishes itself from other Support Coordination brands through several unique features and approaches: 1. Person-Centred, Holistic Approach Hand in Hand employs a deeply person-centred and holistic model of support coordination. T…

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EPISODE 303 - SDA Unlocked: Newcastle & Wollongong 17:38

4M ago17:38

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In this episode, Debbie provides a detailed analysis of the Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) supply and demand dynamics in two key NSW regions: Newcastle & Lake Macquarie and the Illawarra (Wollongong) area. She examines current property enrolments across both the broader SA4 regions and the more localised SA3 sub-regions, revealing a crit…

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EPISODE 302 - THE AUSTRALIAN - Cocoon SDA Care 43:42

4M ago43:42

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This is a special episode featuring several news articles from The Australian. These articles were randomly selected from 19 stories published over past 10 weeks, covering the Cocoon allegations that have unfolded publicly. The audio files merged in this episode are the exact word-for-word content of these five articles, extracted from the website'…

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EPISODE 301 - Cocoon SDA Care 31:33

4M ago31:33

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This episode was recorded on 19.05.25, & since then, more articles have been published by various newspapers, leading to the permanent banning of Cocoon’s parent company Horizon SolSolutions, aswell as its ‘nominated’ Director, by the Commission. There will be a follow up of this episode to discuss the fallout across the NDIS from this scandal whic…

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EPISODE 300 - Celebrating 3 Years + 300 Episodes + 75,000 Downloads 39:34

4M ago39:34

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In this special 300th episode of the SDA Housing Podcast, we have Ian, Minh & Debbie reflecting on the journey travelled — sharing insights about our show, and the process of educating the SDA and NDIS market, to shaping conversations around Specialist Disability Accommodation. We revisit standout episodes, memorable guest speakers, and important p…

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EPISODE 299 - SDA Pipeline Data (March 25) 24:18

4M ago24:18

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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 activity over the past three months - but rather stems from projects dating back to mid-to-late 2024. They explore w…

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EPISODE 298 - Ask Us Anything #3 30:51

4M ago30:51

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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 range of questions from prospective investors and developers, many of which offer valuable insights that we believe w…

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EPISODE 297 - SDA Unlisted Property Trusts, Syndicates, & Managed Funds. 29:55

5M ago29:55

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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 to lure investors into their new SDA unlisted property trust. We then thought about it and realised, that e…

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EPISODE 296 - Lets chat about Sydney 19:02

5M ago19:02

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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, and 2 different developers working in different parts of Sydney on SDA projects, or planned expansion into SDA accommod…

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EPISODE 295 - Shrinking SDA Undersupply 22:18

5M ago22:18

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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-wide, supply is meeting demand. However not all is as it may seem when so much of the supply is not in the ri…

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EPISODE 294 - $10M Case of NDIS Fraud & Exploitation 25:29

5M ago25:29

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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 NDIA and the Australian Federal Police (AFP), he stands accused of fraudulently claiming over $10 million from…

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EPISODE 293 - Funding Complexities & Housing Challenges 33:57

5M ago33:57

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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 perspective. The guest speakers joining Debbie, our host, are: Kevin from Paramount Disability Homes, & Katalin fr…

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EPISODE 292 - The SDA Anchor Tenant 15:52

6M ago15:52

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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 talks about the importance of getting the first participant to move in, and the challenges in getting multiple pa…

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EPISODE 291 - Melbourne SDA Hotspots 22:30

6M ago22:30

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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 - SDA MELB HOTSPOTS. The recent webinar was covered from 2 different perspectives. The first being SDA data …

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EPISODE 290 - Vetting your SDA "Advisor" 18:13

6M ago18:13

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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. The topics covered below are what are discussed in this episode: Office Location Social Media Presence Online Revie…

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EPISODE 289 - SDA Unlocked: Ballarat, VIC 18:15

6M ago18:15

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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, developing somewhat as a satellite town of Melbourne. Has the growth of Ballarat in general driven a higher-than-required g…

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EPISODE 288 - SILosophy Podcast #03: by Tania Gomez 35:32

7M ago35:32

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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 lots of interviews and meetings with lots of NDIS businesses. We were lucky enough to be hand picked to com…

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EPISODE 287 - Our Melbourne Trip (Feb '25) 25:42

7M ago25:42

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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, aiming to address Melbourne's increasing demand for inner and mid-ring SDA projects. Additionally, they explore a mod…

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EPISODE 286 - NDIS Quarterly Data Report (Dec '24) 22:05

7M ago22:05

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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 safety, along with overall NDIA performance. They also discuss the data specifically related to SDA from the numb…

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EPISODE 285 - Box Hill: A Hidden Gem in Melbourne? 17:37

7M ago17:37

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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 location for SDA demand with a very strong location factor too! Being an inner east suburb of Melbourne, …

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EPISODE 284 - Participant Procurement Support 28:42

7M ago28:42

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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 for vacant SDA properties, that come to us (after completion). It’s important to highlight that SHA is a pro…

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EPISODE 283 - BLUE WING CARE PROFESSIONALS: Zoe Norton 32:25

7M ago32:25

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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 office meeting recording in our Brisbane office with Minh from our team: 1. The process of transitioning participants fr…

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EPISODE 282 - FAQs from Webinar “ROI Calculations” 34:50

8M ago34:50

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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 speakers. For those who weren't on the webinar, listen on for an informative Q&A session. If you'd like to watch th…

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EPISODE 281 - Change of Circumstances: s48 & s100 23:31

8M ago23:31

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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 was originally approved, to a more appropriate outcome. This is an important topic as it gives our listene…

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EPISODE 280 - SDA Unlocked - Byron Bay & Northern NSW 10:31

8M ago10:31

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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 in the Tweed and Byron regions, primarily the cost and availability of suitable land and sites, it's unsurprising…

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EPISODE 279 - Stats, Data, & a Whitepaper 22:52

8M ago22:52

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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 'Investing in the Specialist Disability Accommodation Sector - 2024 report. Both sets of statistics offer a d…

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EPISODE 278 - Market Sentiment on SDA 22:38

8M ago22:38

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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 towards metro apartment living (we are seeing) given postcode lending restrictions. Data and analytics are cru…

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EPISODE 277 - AUD, USD, Trump, Rates, & Property 26:38

8M ago26:38

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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 these topics relate back to us as consumers in Australia? How does the Aussie dollar impact upon the RBA’s decision making …

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EPISODE 276 - Our Year in Review 2024 20:06

9M ago20:06

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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 SDA growing in the year ahread. For now, enjoy the festive break and have a merry christmas and a safe happy…

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EPISODE 275 - Primary Disabilities of SDA-funded Participants 13:45

9M ago13:45

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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. This category is growing aswell within the SDA sector. - The majority of SDA participants fall into a few key dis…