During the 1980’s, Houston experienced an economic down spin when oil prices dropped below their staggering high of $35-per-barrel. (Can you believe that this was the high price for oil? I remain confused as to why our economy is not currently booming considering the price of oil; can somebody explain this to me, please!) Another huge factor was the collapse of the Savings and Loan industry due to inflated loans without collateral; criminal charges, filed against Savings and Loan officers, were not uncommon. This large source of mortgage loans went away over night. One of the first signs of this (0 comments)