Which regulations affect proptech startups?

Relevant obligations include SOC 2-aligned controls, PIPEDA and BC PIPA, Customer contractual security terms and Data residency expectations. We are not a law firm and do not give legal advice, but we build the technical controls and evidence that your lawyer or compliance officer requires.

How much does IT support cost for proptech startups?

Managed IT starts at $89 to $199 per user per month, projects from $2,500, advisory retainers from $1,500 per month and security assessments from $1,900. 5% GST is added and new clients receive a 10% launch discount.

Which systems do you support for proptech startups?

We commonly support AWS, Azure, Google Workspace and Identity and access management tooling. We are vendor-neutral and work with what you have, adding identity, backup, monitoring and integration layers where they are missing.

ITRE is led by Ali Sedighi, MBA, of SAZ.ca and Sedighi.ca, who has more than seventeen years of delivery experience. Engagements are overseen by senior advisors, not handed to junior staff.

Can you work alongside our existing IT provider?

Yes. Many firms use us as a co-managed partner or as an independent reviewer. We document findings in plain language and cooperate with your current provider on any changes.

IT for PropTech Startups

Technology for proptech startups

PropTech companies sell software into brokerages, landlords and developers who increasingly ask hard questions about security. A founder-led team needs a credible security posture before the first enterprise questionnaire arrives. ITRE advises proptech startups on the systems, security and records that sit behind the work. Security, compliance and cloud foundations for technology companies building products for real estate customers. We are an IT services and consulting firm, not a reseller, and our recommendations are independent of any vendor.

Where the pressure falls

Security questionnaires from enterprise customers with no ready answers
Production and corporate systems mixed together
No formal access review for engineers and contractors
Customer data stored without a documented retention policy
Compliance work postponed until a deal depends on it

Regulation and context

SOC 2-aligned controls
PIPEDA and BC PIPA
Customer contractual security terms
Data residency expectations

We do not provide legal advice. We build the technical controls and evidence your lawyer or compliance officer specifies.

Systems commonly in use

AWS
Azure
Google Workspace
Identity and access management tooling

Compliance support and cost

PropTech Startups must keep in view SOC 2-aligned controls, PIPEDA and BC PIPA, Customer contractual security terms and Data residency expectations. Our work supports those obligations with systems and evidence; interpretation remains with your lawyer or compliance officer. Starting prices are $89 to $199 per user per month, $2,500 for projects, $1,500 per month for senior advisory and $1,900 for an assessment, plus 5% GST, with a 10% launch discount for new clients.

What good looks like

Example scenario: a small PropTech team prepares for its first brokerage-group procurement review by documenting access controls, backups and incident procedures, and answering the security questionnaire from evidence rather than from memory. The scenario is illustrative and does not describe a specific client. It shows how a small, disciplined improvement can protect a transaction, a trust account or a relationship.

The working toolset

The usual technology footprint for proptech startups includes AWS, Azure, Google Workspace and Identity and access management tooling. Our role is to make sure those systems are secured, backed up, integrated with one another and supported by people who know how they are used. We remain vendor-neutral and work with what you have.

A programme, not a pile of products

For proptech startups we typically combine AI for Real Estate Operations, Office Network & Wi-Fi, Agent Helpdesk and Wire-Fraud & BEC Protection. Taken together these form a coherent programme: protect the people and payments, standardise the devices and records, and report to leadership. You can begin with one service and add others as your team is ready.

Where proptech startups are exposed

Three themes recur when we review proptech startups: access that has grown without oversight, payments and documents that travel by email, and records that nobody can retrieve quickly. In practice that looks like security questionnaires from enterprise customers with no ready answers, and production and corporate systems mixed together. The remedies are procedural as much as technical, and we implement both.

Questions and answers

Which regulations affect proptech startups?: Relevant obligations include SOC 2-aligned controls, PIPEDA and BC PIPA, Customer contractual security terms and Data residency expectations. We are not a law firm and do not give legal advice, but we build the technical controls and evidence that your lawyer or compliance officer requires.
How much does IT support cost for proptech startups?: Managed IT starts at $89 to $199 per user per month, projects from $2,500, advisory retainers from $1,500 per month and security assessments from $1,900. 5% GST is added and new clients receive a 10% launch discount.
Which systems do you support for proptech startups?: We commonly support AWS, Azure, Google Workspace and Identity and access management tooling. We are vendor-neutral and work with what you have, adding identity, backup, monitoring and integration layers where they are missing.
Who leads the work?: ITRE is led by Ali Sedighi, MBA, of SAZ.ca and Sedighi.ca, who has more than seventeen years of delivery experience. Engagements are overseen by senior advisors, not handed to junior staff.
Can you work alongside our existing IT provider?: Yes. Many firms use us as a co-managed partner or as an independent reviewer. We document findings in plain language and cooperate with your current provider on any changes.