E-Signature impact on all Real Estate Transactions

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E-Signature impact on all Real Estate Transactions

 

E-signatures have truly revolutionized the way Real Estate transactions take place and have changed the way buyers, sellers, borrowers, agents, and brokers do business.

On 30th June 2000, Congress passed the E-SIGN Act to change the manner in which people conducted online business transactions. The act recognized the authenticity of E-signatures. It confirmed that signing documents online has the same legal weight just as executing them using the wet-ink signatures. The fact that e-signatures are now acceptable  ways to conduct business it has made a portion of the population breathe a sigh of relief, while another portion has real apprehension both dealing with the change and using the technology.

The traditional closing process is costly, time-consuming, and labor-intensive when we detail the actual process. Using e-signature affords all relevant stakeholders multiple advantages:

  • Easily build multiple templates that are simple to edit
  • Allow all stakeholders to pre-read and verify document in advance of the closing and allow agents and buyers/sellers to operate on the go
  • Get key stakeholders to sign the document no matter where in the world they may be
  • Make changes that can be quickly altered and signed
  • Eliminates paperwork all together
  • Using the right software also allows you to remain compliant and even keeps an audit trail of changes and signatures to be sure of now malpractice

Building on the idea of security and compliance each provider of e-signature services have varying levels of security offered. Depending on your comfort level, the types and number of transactions you conduct it will be key to explore those options when choosing a software service.

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