International Reading:
- If you bought a home recently, you had some of the worst timing in decades – Business Insider
- Regulators are reportedly zeroing in on suspicious trades ahead of market-moving Trump post – CNBC
- Trump Yanks Millions From Catholic Charities Amid Pope Feud – Daily Beast
- Newly unsealed records reveal Amazon’s price-fixing tactics, California attorney general claims – The Guardian
- US regulator investigating suspiciously timed trades made just before Donald Trump’s announcements – News.com.au
- Fury as new Social Security estimate completely ignores out-of-control price increases raging across America – Daily Mail
- The Iran war could cost the American taxpayer $1 trillion, says Harvard academic – CNBC
- Everyone was wondering what Trump wanted more: Warsh smoothly seated at the Fed, or for Powell to pay. We have our answer – Fortune
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is preparing banks to collect citizenship data – CNBC
- Trump says Iran war should end ‘soon’, both sides may meet at weekend – Reuters
- The Blockheaded Thinking Behind Trump’s Plan for a Hormuz Blockade – The Nation
- US weekly jobless claims fall; manufacturing production retreats in March – Reuters
- How Trump’s Efforts to Fire Federal Reserve Chair Powell Are Harming the Economy – Fact Keepers
- Iran threatens to sink American ships in Strait of Hormuz, claims US ground invasion would be ‘great’ – NY Post
Local Reading:
- Former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith granted bail over alleged war crime murder offences – ABC
- CFMEU to offer members on apprenticeships $100 fuel vouchers as war in Middle East drives up prices at the pump – 9News
- Mining magnate Andrew Forrest takes Meta to court over scam ads using his likeness – ABC
- Developers turn to ‘Zipper lots’ to assist housing crisis – realestate.com.au
- Refinery blaze will not bump Australia to stage three of national fuel response – ABC
- ‘Too big to ignore’ housing problem top priority for productivity commissioner – ABC
- Anatomy of a policy: how One Nation’s anti-immigration stance on housing became Coalition strategy – The Guardian
- Household spending up in March as fuel costs surge, over-65s lead spending growth, CBA data shows – ABC
- PM confirms purchase of 100m litres of diesel in bid to boost supply amid Iran war oil crisis – ABC
- Australia needs a national plan to manage population boom, planning institute says – Real Estate Institute
- Jet fuel shortage could see major flight disruptions in Europe, price hikes and cancellations globally – ABC
- Australian dollar surges to four-year high as traders see Iran war ending in near-term – ABC
- Christopher Luxon’s battle to hold the line – Interest.co.nz
- Monthly petrol prices up 19% while diesel prices jumped 43% – Statistics NZ – Interest.co.nz
- Housing market heads into a storm of uncertainty this winter – Interest.co.nz
- Sharply higher fuel prices makes opening wallets harder for everything else – Interest.co.nz
- ‘Buyers became more cautious towards the end of March’ – Interest.co.nz
MB Media Appearances:
LVO dissects the immigration and housing ponzis on the Folio Property Podcast:
In this interview with Bill Woods on Radio 2GB, LVO examines Canada’s deep immigration cuts, which have reduced rents to a 35-month low after 18 consecutive months of declines. Why won’t the Albanese government emulate Canada?
In this Treasury of Common Sense on Radio 2GB/4BC, LVO discusses the decline in housing supply and developer warnings on construction costs. He also discusses Australia’s green energy delusion at a time when energy security should be the primary focus.
This interview with Phil O’Neil on Radio 2GB/4BC discusses the latest data on house prices and rents and what it means for affordability.
Last week’s podcast with Catherine Cashmore examineed the factors behind Australia’s two-speed housing market and why housing supply continues to fall short of population demand.
