Live coverage: Market demand challenges prompt title industry ‘update’

A very small hitch in the opening general session of the American Land Title Association Business Strategies Conference, ironically, illustrated the main message the association strove to get across during the three-day meeting. Every so often, a persistent Windows update alert would pop up on the screen. In order to keep the presentations and Power Points running smoothly, the tech people would quickly click “update later.” We’ve all been faced with the “update now” or “update later” situation on our own computers. “Update later” is great in the short term, but we click it knowing we are merely delaying the inevitable. Why should agents be concerned about delaying their own “updates?” Read on for insight from the conference.