The Paperless Transaction

The elusive "Paperless Transaction" has been a mirage on the technology highway for more than a decade. Even though transaction management platforms have arrived on the scene and both consumers and real estate practitioners alike, have adapted to the digital age. Two examples being electronic banking and online shopping. The promise of the paperless transaction has yet to be fulfilled. For practitioners, consumers, and county recorders, the biggest obstacle has been digital signatures.

Recently zipForm 6 began offering Realtors an alternative solution for signing C.A.R. forms digitally: 'zipLogix Digital Ink' inside zipForm 6. Digital signatures are based on public key cryptology, which allows users to know without question if a document has been modified. Both buyers and sellers can receive forms without ever printing, or using a fax machine. Both paper and time will surely be saved!

Real Estate Trends - Brokerages

I just received my August edition of 'California Real Estate' magazine, produced by the California Association of Realtors. The first page, following the table of contents, contained a bar chart representing California brokerages by size. The bold headline read, "Did You Know?". A recent analysis, taken from membership records, of the state's real estate brokerages found that small is big. The majority of firms are small, with four or fewer agents. Although mega brokerages are present in most of the state's market, small firms or single agent firms dominate in numbers.

Will this change the Real Estate Industry?

19th Annual Craftsman Weekend

Pasadena Heritage's Nineteenth Annual Craftsman Weekend

October 15-17, 2010

Immerse yourself in the American Arts & Crafts Movement

A tribute to Pasadena's unique contributions to the American Arts & Crafts Movement, Craftsmen Weekend is the largest and most comprehensive celebration of the Craftsman Movement in the Western United States. The Craftsman Weekend's offerings will include a tour of significant Craftsman-era houses, a variety of bus and walking tours, and exclusive evening receptions at historic sites. New this year is the expanded Craftsman Exposition, a major exhibition and sale of furniture and decorative arts which has moved to the Pasadena Convention Center.

Exclusive Tours include:

*The Robert R. Blacker House

*The Greene & Greene Lucy Wheeler House

*The Heineman and Heineman House

*Historic 1915 Lanterman House

As well as Bungalow Court Tours, Craftsman Style Women's Club Tours, and the celebrated Architects Tour.

This year Pasadena Heritage will partner up with the West Adams Historical District to include even more Craftsman Masterpieces.

Sounds Spectular....need tickets? Visit PasadenaHeritage.org or call 626.441.6333 for more information.