Published: November 02, 2011
Real Estate and Property Management Industries Standardize on DocuSign as Their Trusted Solution for Electronic Signature
SAN FRANCISCO - (BUSINESS WIRE) - DocuSign,
the global standard for eSignature, announced today that the nation's
largest real estate brokerages and property management companies have
standardized on DocuSign for electronic signature to close more deals
faster, reduce costs, and enhance client satisfaction. The announcement
comes on the heels of DocuSign announcing that more than 200 of the
nation's largest credit unions have standardized on DocuSign for
eSignature.
"More real estate and property management companies have adopted
DocuSign than all other eSignature providers combined," said Keith
Krach, chairman and CEO of DocuSign. "As the trusted industry standard
for eSignature, DocuSign is committed to helping real estate
professionals succeed. We are relentlessly focused on making it easier
and faster for agents to close more business with DocuSign."
DocuSign is an approved supplier for RE/MAX, Realogy (Better Homes &
Gardens, Century 21, Coldwell Banker, ERA and Sotheby's), and
Prudential. Real estate brokerages using DocuSign to finish business
faster include Better Homes & Gardens, Century 21, Coldwell Banker
Legacy, Ebby Halliday Family, ERA, The Group Inc., Keller Williams Lyon
Real Estate, Madison West, Prudential Gary Greene, Real Estate
Disposition Corp (REDC), Sotheby's, Windermere, ZipRealty, Inc., and
many others.
"DocuSign cuts out all the time and expense associated with trying to
obtain a signature on a document," said Aaron Wheeler, president and
managing broker of Oakville Properties. "In the real estate business, I
don't understand how anyone could operate without DocuSign."
Property management firms using DocuSign to finish business faster
include ApartmentSmart.com, BRE, Extra Space Storage, Martin & Co. -
Aberdeen, Related Companies, TPG Properties, and many others.
"Immediately after purchasing DocuSign, we doubled our capacity for
processing lease transactions," said Eduardo Prato, director at Martin &
Co. Aberdeen. "With that kind of productivity improvement, it's no
wonder that DocuSign has become the global standard for eSignature."
"DocuSign helped us streamline our lease processing and execution to
dramatically reduce costs," said Deb Newell, chief executive officer at
Real-Time Leasing. "Our clients value the ease, speed, and convenience
of using DocuSign to finalize a lease agreement."
DocuSign's electronic signature solution helps real estate and property
management companies:
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Save time & money â DocuSign eliminates the need for
printing, faxing, overnighting, and driving across town to get
signatures so documents are signed online in minutes, not days.
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Gain visibility & control â DocuSign lets customers
see who has signed documents when, and stores the documents in the
cloud for easy access by all signing parties.
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Enhance client satisfaction & loyalty â DocuSign is
easy and fast so customers can sign anytime, anywhere, on any device.
Real estate and property management partners who have integrated
DocuSign electronic signature include FBS, Real Estate Digital (RED),
Real Estate Industry Solutions, TrueForms, Wise Agent and zipLogix,
among others. Others within the real estate ecosystem who have
standardized on DocuSign for electronic signature include Active Rain,
Inman News, retechnology, and SentriLock.
"Using DocuSign, contracts are now executed in a fraction of the time,
and we've put an end to problems like missing initials, dates, and
signatures," said Tony A. Drost, president of the National Association
of Residential Property Managers. "DocuSign has reduced our costs, saved
time-and improved our bottom line."
Real estate brokerages and property management companies interested in
learning more about DocuSign's electronic signature solution can visit
DocuSign at the NAR REALTORS Conference and Expo, November 11-14, 2011
in Anaheim, or by visiting www.docusign.com.
About DocuSign Inc.
DocuSign
is the global standard for eSignature. DocuSign helps customers decrease
transaction times, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction with
the easiest, fastest, most secure global network for sending, signing,
tracking, and storing documents in the cloud. For more information,
visit www.docusign.com
or call 1-800-098-8113. Visit the DocuSign blog at www.docusign.com/blog
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Quote Sheet
DocuSign - Keith Krach, Chairman & CEO
"More real
estate and property management companies have adopted DocuSign than all
other eSignature providers combined. As the trusted industry standard
for eSignature, DocuSign is committed to helping real estate
professionals succeed. We are relentlessly focused on making it easier
and faster for agents to close more business with DocuSign."
REAL ESTATE
Schoolhouse Realty - Shannon Williams King, President
"DocuSign
helps me execute real estate transactions in less time. I used to
manually highlight every place for signature, and even then, clients
would miss a spot. Now I can get a contract ready in minutes, and get it
signed just as quicklyâwithout having to drive around town or be
tethered to a fax machine. I tell everyone about DocuSign because it's
made such a difference in the quality of my life and the results of my
business."
Oakville Properties - Aaron Wheeler, President & Managing Broker
"DocuSign
cuts out all the time and expense associated with trying to obtain a
signature on a document. In the real estate business, I don't understand
how anyone could operate without DocuSign."
The GoodLife Team - Krisstina Wise, Principal/Broker
"DocuSign
is a great technology that makes it easy for us to provide real value to
our clients."
Coldwell Banker - Maya Paveza, REALTOR, Coldwell Banker Preferred
"I
absolutely love DocuSign. I have clients in Asia and it makes it so
simple to send them legal documents via DocuSign and have them back
instantly. To reach from Wilmington Delaware to Singapore in less than
15 minutes is pretty remarkable. The future is now with DocuSign, I am
so glad I have it and love the NAR benefit!"
WAV Group - Victor Lund, Partner
"DocuSign's electronic
signature service is easy-to-use, fast and secure. I've done the
research and can easily see why DocuSign has become incredibly popular
in the real estate industry. In fact, DocuSign is the primary electronic
signature solution I use for my own businesses. Quite simply, it makes
my life easier."
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Martin & CO. Aberdeen - Eduardo Prato, Director
"Immediately
after purchasing DocuSign, we doubled our capacity for processing lease
transactions. With that kind of productivity improvement, it's no wonder
that DocuSign has become the global standard for eSignature."
Real-Time Leading - Deb Newell, Chief Executive Officer
"DocuSign
helped us streamline our lease processing and execution to dramatically
reduce costs. Our clients value the ease, speed, and convenience of
using DocuSign to finalize a lease agreement."
TPG Properties - Matt Stofka, Records & Information Management Manager
"DocuSign
helps us get signatures faster at a significantly lower cost than
traditional methods. We're very happy with how the solution helps us get
more done in less time."
Tony A. Drost, President, National Association of Residential
Property Managers
"Using DocuSign, contracts are now
executed in a fraction of the time, and we've put an end to problems
like missing initials, dates, and signatures. DocuSign has reduced our
costs, saved time-and improved our bottom line."

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or
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Inc.
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