Tampa Realtor Warns of 1980s Parallel to Today’s Housing Crisis

A Tampa homes for sale realtor believes we need to study history so that past mistakes will not repeat themselves.  The 1980s was a time when the savings and loan industry collapsed for a number of reasons, including poor tax policies and fraud that led to the overbuilding and poor lending practices combined with lax underwriting in which many real estate fortunes were wiped out. 

It is true that the 1980s, with its greed and poor underwriting parallels in the recent past, a careful examination of the current fundamental market and reasons for the recent financial industry near collapse are necessary. The ‘principal villain’ was not the commercial real estate sector in the recent real estate drama.  Poor underwriting, the overvaluation of residential real estate, a shortsighted and ferocious appetite for fees at all levels and an overzealous pace of development has led the residential real estate market to the predicament it is in today.

According to a Tampa realtor, commercial real estate properties have enjoyed a noteworthy increase in value since 2002, which can be attributed to a steady flow of debt. For the most part, underwriting was prudent and lending was sound.  As a result of the savings and loan debacle, standards and regulations were put in place in the early 1990s.   Of course it was not without its problems, and poor decisions were made by the loan-to-value ratios, competent review of underwriting and debt coverage requirements remained intact for commercial real estate through 2008.

There always seemed to be a need for commercial property, however the banks and lending financial institutions are what stand in the way of many commercial property start ups.  No matter where commercial property has their address, banks and other lending institutions will be leery doling out money for new commercial ventures.

Every aspect of real estate must come together in order to place a client into a new house, office building or storefront.  A real estate agent will help a client by pointing them in the right direction for financing and showing them which properties are best for their budget.

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One Response to “Tampa Realtor Warns of 1980s Parallel to Today’s Housing Crisis”

1. Amy Radfar says:

   October 20, 2009 at 10:31 pm

   Indeed, in today’s volatile market, a Florida real estate agent is one of the few supporters a home buyer can find to help them through the morass of paperwork, regulations, and loan processing requirements.