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
In this episode, Minh & Debbie unpack the recent legislative changes that have emerged from the 2026 Federal Budget - changes to negative gearing and CGT treatment - and a subsequent Senate deal banning SMSF's from borrowing to purchase residential property.
This is not specific to SDA investment, but to all residential investment in Australia.
Listen on to understand what the changes mean for your investment portfolio and plans.
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In this episode Minh and Debbie unpack the realities of underperforming SDA properties and what investors can do when a property is vacant, generating lower-than-expected income, or struggling to attract the right participants. They explore the most common causes of underperformance, including oversupply, poor micro-location, wrong participant fit, weak marketing, and overly optimistic financial expectations.
The conversation also o...
In 2026, the SDA market has matured far beyond the “government‑backed cash‑machine” pitch of 2022, with national vacancy rates sitting above 40% and many outer‑suburban homes sitting empty despite being fully compliant.
This episode takes a hard look at what’s changed in Specialist Disability Accommodation, unpacking the four key certainties every investor must now test before committing: tenancy certainty, funding...
In this episode, Minh & Debbie discuss the latest Housing Hub quarterly snapshot and what it reveals about the gap between SDA supply and what participants actually want.
Debbie and Minh discuss search and vacancy data, the growing preference for living alone or with family, and why building for the category alone misses the point of creating real homes for real people.
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In this episode of The SDA Housing Podcast, Debbie and Sim share what’s changing behind the scenes at NDIS Property Australia, including the website’s shift toward built and tenanted SDA properties and new investor resources, as well as an overview of some of our upcoming podcast topics.
They also discuss how the SDA market has evolved, why due diligence matters more than ever, and what investors and developers nee...
In this episode, Debbie chats with Hong Knowling, founder of PPC Urban.
PPC Urban are Town Planners and Planning Property Consultants with a strong focus on data research and market assessment.
They discuss PPC Urban's recently launched data hub, which provides property data information relevant to the SDA, aged care and child care sectors.
Hong unpacks how the platform brings together NDIS SDA supply and demand, demographics, plannin...
Welcoming back once again Uwe Jacobs from Property Friends, Debbie and Uwe discuss the critical importance of collaboration and alignment among the three main parties involved in Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA): occupational therapists (OTs), Supported Independent Living (SIL) providers, and SDA providers.
Uwe emphasises the need for a shared vision and cooperative approach to create effective, long-term housing solu...
In this episode, Debbie is joined by Lianne Friedman, CEO of Universal-U. They explore how ethical and transparent offshoring can serve as a strategic solution for NDIS and broader healthcare providers, including Aged and Veterans Care, facing financial pressures.
Lianne draws on her background in management consulting and healthcare to outline which operational roles - from reception, scheduling, administration, to finance and payr...
In this episode, Debbie & Grace discuss how the SDA resale market is behaving this year.
They note that SDA resale activity has increased — more investors are putting their existing SDA homes back on the market compared with previous years.
They talk through primary factors that influence the price at which SDA homes are selling, including:
- Tenancy certainty: Buyers care about how secure the existin...
In this episode, Debbie & Kevin from Paramount Disability Homes discuss a complex topic - that of OSS - Onsite Shared Supports.
Support for care provided in apartment complexes has generally been assumed to operate under the concierge model. However, this involves a complex funding model in addition to a participant's SDA funding, and supports funding and simply put - doesn't always work.
Kevin discusses when it can work, when it...
In this final episode for the 2025 year, we take a look back at the year that was.
2025 began with clear signs that the SDA investment landscape was in for a major shift. We saw buyers becoming more sophisticated and lending rules changing significantly. But little did we know just how quickly the impact would hit - from finance challenges and new market dynamics to the pressures on NDIS providers and tenant funding.
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In this episode, Debbie sits down with Chris Jahn from Jahn Super to discuss Self Managed Super Funds - from fundamentals and setup to administration and compliance.
Not just relevant to SDA investment, this episode is for anyone considering setting up an SMSF to manage their superannuation and take control of how and where their money is invested.
Contact Chris Jahn on 08 6477 9964
chris@jahnsuper.com.au
https://jahnsuper.com.au/
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Uwe Jacobs from Property Friends joins us again to chat with Debbie, focusing on the real-world challenges and opportunities faced by Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) providers in Australia.
The discussion candidly covers the issues of cash flow delays, administrative and compliance burdens with the NDIA/NDIS, pitfalls in payment systems, and the operational difficulties that providers encounter—especially for t...
Back in July 2022, we spoke with Colin Peterson from Infinite Automation on one of our early episodes.
Today, Debbie welcomes co-founder Fenil Mangukiya to share the latest in SDA housing tech and the growing need to future-proof properties with built-in automation.
Hear about key product upgrades and why simple, intuitive systems make all the difference for tenants, managers, and investors. Discover practical ways to boost you...
In this episode, Debbie & Kassy discuss the proposed Thriving Kids program - a federal initiative designed to support children under the age of eight with autism and developmental delays through early intervention services outside of NDIS.
Debbie & Kassy cover the program's aims to reduce NDIS enrollments for children with less permanent disabilities, the planned July 2026 rollout and key funding details.
They highlight conce...
In this episode, Minh & Debbie discuss what it takes to start an SDA development, no matter how small or large the project may be.
Given the amount of enquiries coming in over the past 6 months from small developers, the podcast team felt that it was important to cover every aspect of the start to finish process that such developers would be going through.
They cover the many and varied factors that need to be considered and anal...
The National SIL Summit was held on 25th and 26th September on the Gold Coast. During the event, we had a chat with Mandy & Andrew from Care Agency Services who explained their role in the industry and what they do.
Essentially, Care Agency Services provides temporary staffing solutions, helping care providers around Australia fill gaps within their support teams.
Operating currently in Queensland, NSW and the ACT and found...
In this episode, Debbie chats with a long-time Podcast listener, Uwe Jacobs from Property Friends. Uwe discusses his journey from the corporate world to property investment to delivering disability housing, and ultimately transitioning into the SDA space.
Ultimately, Property Friends registered as an SDA Provider and has recently ventured into delivering modular housing as a far more time-efficient way to bring both regular properti...
Data, Design, and Desirability - represent a core framework used by experienced investors and advisors to analyze, select, and drive long-term success in SDA within the NDIS market.
Data refers to the rigorous quantitative and qualitative analysis that underpins every sound SDA investment decision:
- Current and projected demand for SDA by region, participant demographics, and NDIS eligibility trends.
- Vacancy rates, supply pipeline,...
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 set to expire on 31st December 2025. This impacts approximately 5,000 NDIS partici...
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