zipForm® Today CA Edition

August 2011 - Volume 11, Issue 8

Out With the Old – In With the New…Features of zipLogix Digital Ink™!

More features are coming your way this month.  Beginning August 10th, your digital signature software is no longer just a “Beta” version.  The enhanced user interface is packed with great features. If you haven’t  used ziplogix Digital Ink™ software service, then you’re missing out!

Check out the latest  enhancements:

• Use the View History button to ensure the validity of the documents and the signing process.
• Easily manage uploaded and delete documents in any order. Note that documents must be uploaded as PDF copies for e-signature.
• Previously e-signed forms are now available for re-upload in order to add additional signers.
• Sort signing parties for the sequential signing process. Edit roles whether a signer can be pre-selected from zipForm® 6 or added as a new party on the new dashboard.
• All document editing will be done in the zipLogix Digital Ink™ web interface eliminating the need to have a Preview button. All signature tagging of the forms should be done by clicking on the button “Continue to zipLogix Digital Ink™.”

 Attend a free webinar and learn the basics of using your digital signature member benefit. Register at http://www.car.org/tools/zipForm6/esign/.

Free E-Fax Feature in zipVault™

zipVault™, your online document member benefit has more features than you think. Did you know that documents can be faxed into your zipForm® account by using the Fax Coversheet option? The zipVault™ Fax Coversheet has a special code printed on it that tells zipForm® which transaction the documents being faxed over belongs to.

To use this feature, click on the “FAX COVERSHEET” icon located in the zipVault™ tab. Then click on one of the following three options:

• View/Print Fax Coversheet - Allows you to view and print the fax coversheet so that you may fax documents into your account, or you can give the fax coversheet to a client for them to fax documents into your account.
• Send Fax Coversheet by Email - Allows you to send the fax coversheet to a client by email so that they can print it out and fax documents into your account.
• Send Fax Coversheet by Fax - Allows you to fax the fax coversheet to a client so that they can fax documents into your account.
• Please Note: If the transaction is open during the time that the documents are sent, you may not see them in the document list. Click on the “Refresh” button in the zipVault™ Documents tab to refresh the list of documents.

zipVault™ is your online filing cabinet allowing you to store unlimited transactional documents online for up to five years within your active zipForm® 6 Professional account. To learn more about zipVault™, visit: www.car.org/tools/zipform6/zipvault. Visit www.car.org/tools/zipForm6/zipvault and register for an upcoming FREE training webinar.

C.A.R. Forms Tutor® Provides Form Assistance

Forms Tutor® is a self-guided online instructions for completing real estate forms. Whether you are a veteran or a relative newcomer to the real estate industry, brokers, and agents can now be confident that you have the opportunity to provide the best service to your clients and enhance your position as an adviser in the transaction.

Forms Tutor™ is free C.A.R. member benefit tool to provide self-guided instruction on how to fill out your C.A.R. standard forms clause-by-clause.  Forms Tutor® is simple, easy-to-use and perfect for agents on the go who need immediate instructions for how to complete a specific clause of a form. Benefits include:

• Easy-to-use audio and/or text instructions
• Expert advice for how to complete forms
• Impromptu clause-specific instructions available 24/7, 365 days a year
• Be the expert when you need to be the expert

To access Forms Tutor®, visit http://www.car.org/tools/zipForm6/ft/. Attend a free webinar and learn how to use this free member benefit, register by visiting http://www.car.org/tools/zipForm6/.

zipForm® Mobile Web Edition Saves You Time

Congratulations to REALTOR® Donna Phelan with Pride Real Estate, our winner of the zipForm® Mobile Web Edition. Donna knows that by utilizing zipForm® on her smartphone and tablet computer she’ll spend less time shackled to her office desk and more time at “Disneyland!” See how she and other CAR members would use their extra time saved and learn how to obtain zipForm® Mobile for yourself at htp://www.car.org/tools/zipForm6/zfmobile/. The prorated price is just $6.43 so act today!

Attend the zipForm® Open Forum in San Jose!

Don’t miss the zipForm® Open Forum on Wednesday, September 21st at the C.A.R. Business Meeting in San Jose. Forum topics include: breaking zipForm® 6 news, member benefit updates on zipVault™, zipLogix Digital Ink™, zipForm® add-on libraries, and an opportunity to voice your zipForm® 6 recommendations.

All Directors and Association staff are encouraged to attend, enabling you to relay the latest information to your membership. The meeting will be held from 10AM until 11AM at the Marriott Hotel, Blossom Hill Room I/II/III.

Live Fannie Mae Webinar on Speeding Up Short Sales

Short sales slowing your pace? Join C.A.R. and Fannie Mae for a live webinar on how to speed up the short sale process on Monday, August 29th from 11am-12pm. Inside scoop with be given by Fannie Mae Vice President Marcel Bryar on how to resolve issues that are decelerating – or stopping –  Fannie Mae short sales. The webinar will be moderated by C.A.R. CEO Joel Singer with a special presentation on the new Fannie Mae Short Sale Assistance Desk by CTO Josh Sharfman. Get answers to your most pressing questions – but only if you're on the webinar! Click here to register: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/733497265

Clarus MarketMetrics® offers new pricing for individual subscribers at just $9.99/month

Annual subscribers save even more purchasing in advance at $99 for 12 months. Close your transactions faster with Clarus MarketMetrics®, a premiere online tool to generate market trend and pricing analysis reports with the most current, local market data available. The market trend reports use the current MLS data to allow you to look at trends for any property type within your MLS in a localized view (zip code, map code, etc.) to justify a buyer's offer.

The pricing analysis reports show you the power of competitive pricing by distinguishing the dollars per square foot and days-on-market for properties that took a price reduction in the MLS compared to those that have not to set seller expectations. To see if your MLS data is available, visit http://www.clarusresource.com/mm.

To see if your Association of REALTORS® or MLS offers this product to you as a FREE member benefit, please visit http://www.clarusresource.com/memberbenefits.html.

Free FHA webinar

C.A.R. is hosting a free FHA webinar on August 18 from 10-11 am presented by HUD. Join us to learn about FHA Special Loan Programs – such as FHA rehabilitation loans, Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEMs), weatherization program, and solar program. To register, please visit http://www.car.org/education/webinars/FHA/.

Save 30% On All Social Networking Courses and Learn How to Increase Your Connections

To stay connected and build new client relationships, many C.A.R. Members are adopting social networking platforms and using them as part of their daily marketing mix. But do you understand how to use these new technologies to increase your business?

Don’t worry - C.A.R. Education has you covered with our comprehensive and easy to understand Social Network Master online training program. Each online course is designed to help get your business an extra performance boost now and into the future with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Blogging. The step-by-step online courses will teach you how to create, maintain, and track your social media marketing campaigns easily.

Now until August 31, 2011 you can save 30% off the price of a Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Blogging course at: http://snmp.car.org, please enter promo code tech30 at order summary. Or take all four courses in C.A.R. Education’s Social Networking Master Pack for an even greater savings to help you stand out and become a leader in today’s social networking market.

Also, be sure to register for your FREE Roost account from C.A.R. Education at www.roost.com/careducation/.