How dual occupancy is helping solve Victoria’s housing shortage

With the Victorian Government looking to build more homes to help make housing more affordable, homeowners and investors are rethinking how to get more out of the land they have.In 2023, the state government set the ambitious target of building 800,000 new homes in Victoria between 2024 and 2034.As the state races to meet this goal, Metricon is using its expertise to make pathways like dual occupancy more appealing.While dual occupancy can contribute to the supply of new homes in established suburbs, Jonathan Halaliku, Director of urban planning consultancy Three Thirds Group, says that this added supply can only happen if builds are able to be approved efficiently.“Each month a compliant proposal remains in the approval pipeline is another month that a family cannot occupy a home,” says Mr Halaliku.DualOcc by Metricon is emerging as a builder able to leverage its extensive town planning and building experience to help buyers navigate this option.Combined with recent changes that have streamlined the approval process, DualOcc by Metricon is assisting homeowners and investors to access their new homes sooner.DualOcc by Metricon is a pathway more homeowners and investors are consider...