First quarter title results strong, window of opportunity may be closing

As the remaining entities in the title industry reap the rewards of surviving the downturn, the obvious questions become how strong will this recovery be? Contributor Paul D. Osborne, senior financial analyst at Demotech Inc., takes a look at the significant improvements in the title underwriting data and asks if the problems that contributed to the bubble been rectified, or will the cheap money available contribute to the forming of a new bubble? Will the economy support a sustained housing recovery or are austerity measures, whether current, potential or perceived, enough of a check to forestall a more vigorous recovery?