Government plans to tackle the housing supply crisis with modular homes has further momentum after a premier revealed plans for a financing guarantee.
Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff, who governs in minority, said legislation to set up a modular housing finance guarantee would be brought before parliament in August.
"Tasmania does not have a housing demand problem. We have a housing supply problem," he told a CEDA business lunch on Wednesday.
"Embracing faster, lower‑cost construction methods is not optional.
"It is essential to boosting housing supply, easing pressure on costs and ensuring more Tasmanians can access secure and affordable housing."
The scheme will guarantee construction loans while homes are being built off-site, where limited collateral has historically restricted lending, Mr Rockliff said.
