Your name saw this post on The ActiveRain Real Estate Network and thought it might be of interest to you. Please see the link below to review the post.

Electronic Signatures Gaining Acceptance
CROFTON, MARYLAND:  REAL ESTATE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Q. I want to sell my Crofton home, but I live in California. Will you mail the paperwork to me?  Fax it?
A. Paperwork that required mailing 10 years ago and scanning/emailing just 2 years ago can now be signed and sent electronically. Let me explain…
________________________
Your autograph is no longer necessary on real estate sales contracts, addenda, and other documents used to buy, sell, and lease real estate.  E-signing is the latest item on a long list of technology innovations since I started in this business. I love it!
The e-Sign Act (2000) and Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (1999) made electronic signatures binding, but there are still a few hold-outs in the banking world that won't accept digital signatures. In these situations, many people use electronic signing in their initial negotiations and then follow up with a copy signed the old fashioned way – with pen and paper – after the agreement is complete.
However, FHA is on board (FHA Letter) and so is the National Association of REALTORS (NAR White Paper), as well as many lenders.
Here's how e-signing works:
1. Your agent goes online to an e-signature company (such as ... more

__________________________________________________
Are you on The Rain? Grow Your Network!