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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 Kindness – 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 Le – Founder & Director, 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.
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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 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).
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THE SDA HOUSING PODCAST
EPISODE 248 - AFR article: 'Investors hung out to dry'
In this episode, Minh & Debbie discuss an article published in the Australian Financial Review on 8th July regarding a fund manager platform + wealth manager's joint partnership with numerous failed SDA funds with 14 different 'SDA homes' in the Melbourne west region. Below are the links to the articles released this week online.
AFR Article: 'Investors hung out to dry' as NDIS housing schemes fail
AFR Article: NDIS housing scheme firm forced to refund fees for 'lack of service'
About 18 months ago, we published a podcast on our concerns on the aggressive 'spruiking' of SDA capital raising by financial advisor stockbrokers who were trying to "get in on the action" so to speak. Now that this new article is public knowledge, we can shout their names - DOMACOM & ASR WEALTH (grrrrr).
We raised some red flags at the time, and hence why today in this article, we are doing a follow up on the fallout of these managed funds which raised money to invest into 14 SDA homes within "one suburb" (YEP, YOU HEARD IT RIGHT!) LOL
It didn't help that these investments occurred about 4 years ago, and that the land title registration were delayed by 2 years. With these houses now for sale (aka distressed sales) we have to wonder how on earth these 4B/2B/2C SDA homes (which assumes one bathroom to share with 3 HPS/FA participants) will even attract SDA participants to live in these dwellings. Such poorly designed layouts will not lease properly, plus SIL and SDA providers will reject these designs as they are not fit for purpose. We fear that the realistic outcome will be only one participant SDA homes (at best), or leased out to the normal residential market at $600 to $700 per week in rent (at worst). Whoever comes along next swooping in to buy, remember these words "BUYER BEWARE".
Now, back to DOMACOM and ASR ... did they just forget the fundamentals of "diversification" & forget the old saying "don't put all your eggs in one basket". Damn, for a bunch of suits in Sydney who work in wealth management, they sure did drop the ball big time, and did not follow the SDA advice given at the time from the experts. As we keep saying in many episodes, one cannot suceed in SDA investing "off a spreadsheet" and then expect it to work. Also do not expect to achieve maximum yields. This is a hig
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