Ti is cheap these days. It's fallen completely out of favor with the big Euro manufacturers like Colnago, De Rosa, Pinarello, etc.
As I might have said earlier, a person can pick up a complete Ti bike for a little more than $2K, made right here in the good ol USA.
Yes, Ti is lighter and supposedly stronger than steel. But steel is still a great material for frames. The problem with steel is it's gone boutique while carbon has become the material of choice as they can now stamp them out of big machines in Taiwan and China.
Personally, I'd take steel over any material for a good, all around performance bike. Soma makes a nice steel frame from Taiwan; Gunnar makes a very good frame in Wisconsin, and then there's this rig from Kona:
It's called the Kona Haole: Italian steel, Shimano components, maybe about 18lbs (depending on size). And should last longer than a lifetime. I think it's a bit over $2K, but probably worth every penny.