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Electronic Online Signature software FREE to California Association of Realtors Members in 2011

By Regina P. Brown

Real Estate Broker/Owner with MBA Broker Consultants CalBRE Broker #00983670

November 17, 2010 10:23 AM

Will this new FREE Digital Ink service put DocuSign out of business in California? Read more about zipLogix Digital Ink below.... BUT the newsflash today is that DocuSign will also be a FREE service as a benefit to C.A.R. members in 2011. But that is yet to be confirmed by N.A.R.

Meanwhile, be sure to check out the eSign Online solution from www.GoPaperless.com which is HALF the cost of DocuSign. And a great company with an entire dashboard for real estate transactions on-the-go.

zipLogix Digital Ink^TM Coming 2011 As A FREE C.A.R. Member Benefit!

Beginning in January 2011, C.A.R. will offer zipLogix Digital Ink^TM electronic signatures for free to C.A.R. members. zipLogix Digital Ink is a digital signature solution for signing C.A.R. forms within zipForm® 6. zipLogix Digital Ink^TM works seamlessly with zipForm® 6, allowing REALTORS® to instantly e-mail real estate forms requiring signatures, and eliminate the cost and time expense of printing, faxing, or cross-town meetings to get paper copies signed.

Features of the zipLogix Digital Ink^TM Program Include:

The ability to sign and upload non-zipForm® documents
Text boxes that allow clients to insert additional information on forms
Address book which stores client information
Pre-defined signature, initial, and date fields for ease of signing

How Much Does it Cost?

zipLogix Digital Ink^TM currently is available for purchase.

1 Transaction credit: $8.95
5 Transactions:          $27.95
10 Transactions:       $40.00
20 Transactions:       $60.00
50 Transactions:       $130.00

Credits are consumed per transaction, offering unlimited digital signatures over the course of that specific transaction. For example, if you send the Residential Purchase Contract to your buyer and then a few days later send the Counter Offer, you are still in the same transaction and no additional credits will be required. zipLogix Digital Ink also offers a very competitive member benefit pricing solution. For a quote, Association's please contact Fatima Sogueco .

Beginning January 2011, zipLogix Digital Ink^TM electronic signatures will be available at no cost to C.A.R. members.

How Do I Register?

Members may purchase an account directly from their zipForm® 6 by clicking on the "eSign" icon or going to the "Tools" tab, going to the "Options" menu and clicking the "E-Signature" tab. A credit card is required to complete the order. Click here for more information .

Where Can I Get More Information/Help?

Online videos
Click here to access video tutorials

User Guide
Click here to download PDF

C.A.R. Electronic Signatures Q&A
Want to know more about which transactions are excluded from using electronic signatures or a party's consent to use? Click here to access C.A.R.'s latest legal Q&A on the subject.

Press Release

Click here to view zipLogix Digital Ink press release .

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Simon Mills

Mills Realty - Toluca Lake, CA

Regina - Lets simply rejoice that finally we will have agents taking advantage of digital signing and not faxing a fax of a fax. This is another great perk put out by CAR.

Nov 17, 2010 01:25 PM

DAdrea Davie

Keller Williams Realty - Stockton, CA

Stanislaus & San Joaquin Short Sale Agent

Regina, thank you for sharing! I happen to love my Docusign, but I definitely see how Ziplogic has streamlined the process. Do you know if this will be more acceptable by banks? I haven't had too many problems with Docusign being accepted, but there are a few lenders who refuse to authorize it. Thanks again!

D'Adrea

Nov 17, 2010 02:15 PM

Prabakar Mahalingam

GoPaperless Solutions - Escondido, CA

Hi Regina - First of all thanks for the plug on our company GoPaperless Solutions (www.gopaperless.com) and our electronic signature solution eSignOnline. We are happy to see that electronic signature solutions are becoming a member benefit for all CA agents and hopefully a free benefit to all agents nationwide. Our company is taking a similar stance and making eSignOnline free for all our Real Estate Dashboard users. A formal announcement will be coming out soon. What does this mean? All Real Estate Dashboard users who are mobile and paperless using tablet PCs for their business will have access to getting contracts signed over the web via eSignOnline as a free integrated service. eSignOnline will be integrated into Real Estate Dashboard software plans adding to a feature rich program that already includes document management, electronic fax, automatic document back up and sync, online access and electronic signatures. Real Estate Dashboard will therefore provide best of both worlds to our customers - when face to face with clients, get them to sign on your Tablet PC using the stylus and therefore their actual handwritten signature and when remote from your clients use eSignOnline to get documents signed via the web.

Thanks for your continued support of our company and spreading knowledge to our fellow agents.

Nov 18, 2010 12:51 PM

Regina P. Brown

MBA Broker Consultants - Carlsbad, CA

M.B.A., Broker, Instructor

I have been using DocuSign for quite a while, and yes Simon, it's WAAAAAY better than a fax that has been faxed around 10 times and it's no longer legible. I really love the templates, that makes everything so easy. They are supposed to have an auto-link from WinForms (now ZipForms) but it doesn't seem to work seamlessly as designed.

I have heard that the ZipLogix product is VEERRRRRY slow and nearly unusable because of that. Has anyone tried it out yet?

Regarding the GoPaperless Solution, it is from a trustworthy company here in CA and our office is looking at their Real Estate Desktop as a holistic solution for our transactions. We're definitely on the go, you know!

Nov 18, 2010 01:14 PM

Susan Haughton

Long and Foster REALTORS (703) 470-4545 - Alexandria, VA

Susan & Mindy Team...Honesty. Integrity. Results.

I am so looking forward to the day when everyone is using this technology! It's so ridiculous that in 2010, we don't always have a clear copy of a contract.

Nov 20, 2010 03:03 PM

Susan, I agree! Unbelievably, some short sale lenders think the FAXED-FAXED-FAXED copy with "wet" signatures is better than a CLEAR copy with e-signatures. And the "wet" signatures aren't wet anyway, since they've been faxed around so many times! Let's all stay tuned and see how the new e-signing platforms take effect!

Nov 23, 2010 07:09 AM

Paul Gapski

Berkshire Hathaway / Prudential Ca Realty - El Cajon, CA

619-504-8999,#1 Resource SD Relo

Thank goodness finanally we have dig ink. I can imagine docusign will either be super cheap or free as well with ads.

Mar 01, 2011 01:50 AM

Janice Roosevelt

Keller Williams Brandywine Valley - West Chester, PA

OICP ABR, ePRO,Ecobroker

Regina, this technology is just great. We use another brand and it is a lifesaver. Can't believe you are getting it free.

Apr 01, 2011 12:23 AM

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