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.

What are the main technology risks for real estate teams?

The recurring risks are compromised email and fraudulent payment instructions, unmanaged devices, uncontrolled access to records and backups that have never been tested. We rank them for your office and address the most consequential first.

Which regulations affect real estate teams?

Relevant obligations include Brokerage technology and supervision policies, PIPEDA and BC PIPA, CASL and BCFSA advertising and trust rules. 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 real estate teams?

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.

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 Real Estate Teams

Technology for real estate teams

A real estate team behaves like a small enterprise inside a brokerage: a team lead, buyer and listing specialists, transaction coordinators and a shared lead pipeline. Its technology challenge is speed and consistency without a full-time IT department. ITRE advises real estate teams on the systems, security and records that sit behind the work. Lean, fast technology for team leaders who run a pipeline, a shared inbox and a handful of assistants. We are an IT services and consulting firm, not a reseller, and our recommendations are independent of any vendor.

Where the pressure falls

Leads responded to inconsistently across team members
Shared logins for CRM, MLS and marketing tools
Transaction coordinators without proper access boundaries
Team data owned by individuals rather than the team
Tool sprawl with overlapping subscriptions

Regulation and context

Brokerage technology and supervision policies
PIPEDA and BC PIPA
CASL
BCFSA advertising and trust rules

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

Systems commonly in use

Follow Up Boss
HubSpot
Google Workspace
Microsoft 365
Team phone systems

Where real estate teams are exposed

Three themes recur when we review real estate teams: 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 leads responded to inconsistently across team members, and shared logins for CRM, MLS and marketing tools. The remedies are procedural as much as technical, and we implement both.

An illustration

Example scenario: a team lead replaces shared passwords with individual accounts and a password manager, routes new leads by availability and logs every call to the CRM. When an assistant leaves, access is removed in minutes rather than weeks. This is a composite example of the kind of work we do, not a named client. The pattern, however, is typical: a clear standard, a modest change, and a measurable reduction in exposure.

A programme, not a pile of products

For real estate teams we typically combine Agent Helpdesk, Developer & Builder Site IT, Data & Reporting Dashboards and Device Management for Agents. 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.

Systems we typically support

Real Estate Teams commonly depend on Follow Up Boss, HubSpot, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 and Team phone systems. We support these as they are, adding the identity, backup, monitoring and integration layers that make them dependable. Where a platform is a poor fit we explain the alternatives and the cost of change before recommending anything.

Regulatory context and pricing

Relevant obligations include Brokerage technology and supervision policies, PIPEDA and BC PIPA, CASL and BCFSA advertising and trust rules. We do not provide legal advice, but we build the technical controls your counsel or compliance officer requires. Pricing starts at $89 to $199 per user per month for managed IT, $2,500 for projects, $1,500 per month for advisory retainers and $1,900 for a security assessment, with 5% GST, a 10% launch discount and no lock-in.

Questions and answers

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.
What are the main technology risks for real estate teams?: The recurring risks are compromised email and fraudulent payment instructions, unmanaged devices, uncontrolled access to records and backups that have never been tested. We rank them for your office and address the most consequential first.
Which regulations affect real estate teams?: Relevant obligations include Brokerage technology and supervision policies, PIPEDA and BC PIPA, CASL and BCFSA advertising and trust rules. 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 real estate teams?: 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.
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.