In the US they are considered legally enforceable. Most real estate transactions are moving to e-signatures now for closing documents. I know many companies tha

In the US they are considered legally enforceable. Most real estate transactions are moving to e-signatures now for closing documents. I know many companies that have moved towards using e-signatures for contracts in lieu of faxing back/forth. Ironically, most court documents still have to be physically signed though. https://www.docusign.com/electronic-signature-legality https://www.docusign.com/electronic-signature-legality http://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2013/06/what-are-e-signatures-are-they-legally-valid.html http://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2013/06/what-are-e-sig...