What does a first consultation involve?

The first thirty-minute consultation is free. We ask about your office, systems and concerns, offer a candid view of priorities and, where useful, follow with a short written findings note. There is no obligation to proceed.

Do you provide legal or compliance advice?

No. We are an IT services and consulting firm. We build the technical controls and evidence that your lawyer or compliance officer specifies for obligations such as FINTRAC record keeping, PIPEDA and BC PIPA, and we are happy to work alongside your advisors.

What does managed IT cost for a firm in Fernie?

Managed IT starts at $89 to $199 per user per month depending on scope, with projects from $2,500 and advisory retainers from $1,500 per month. Prices are in Canadian dollars with 5% GST added, and new clients receive a 10% launch discount.

Is there a contract lock-in for Fernie clients?

No. After onboarding, engagements run month to month. You retain ownership of your domains, accounts and data from the first day, and we provide a documented handover if you decide to leave.

Can you support agents who use their own devices?

Yes. We use mobile device management and app protection to separate brokerage data from personal content, enforce encryption and updates, and allow remote removal of brokerage data without touching an agent's personal photographs or messages.

Real Estate IT in Fernie, BC

Technology counsel for real estate in Fernie

Fernie is an alpine resort town in the Elk Valley. For brokerages, developers, property managers and strata corporations in Fernie, ITRE provides senior-led technology advice and hands-on delivery, under the direction of Ali Sedighi, MBA. We are an IT services and consulting firm, not a reseller, which means a recommendation to a Fernie managing broker follows what the office needs and not what a vendor pays us to sell. Our team works from Vancouver and supports Fernie clients remotely, attending in person when a move, installation or closing-week emergency requires it.

Plain pricing for Fernie offices

We list our prices because a managing broker should not need a meeting to learn the order of magnitude. Starting points are $89 to $199 per user per month for managed IT, $2,500 for projects, $1,500 per month for senior advisory and $1,900 for a cybersecurity assessment. Terms are month-to-month, GST is added, and a 10% launch discount applies to Fernie firms that engage with us now.

Remote-first, on-site when it counts

Most technology problems are solved without a visit. For Fernie firms we resolve the large majority remotely, with the agent's consent, and reserve site visits for installations, moves and incidents that need physical attention. Where local labour is needed, we manage it, drawing on contacts throughout the Kootenay and the neighbouring communities of New Denver, Rossland and Cranbrook.

Services most requested near Fernie

01Wire-Fraud & BEC Protection
Layered defences against business email compromise and fraudulent payment instructions in real estate closings, from mailbox security to a verification procedure your staff will follow.
02AI for Real Estate Operations
Careful, governed use of AI assistants for listing copy, document review, inbox triage and administrative work, with clear rules on client information.
03Backup & Disaster Recovery
Immutable, monitored backups and tested recovery plans so a brokerage, developer or property manager can keep working after a failure, theft or ransomware event.
04Cloud for Brokerages
A tidy, secure cloud foundation for brokerages: identity, files, email and applications hosted where they are protected, backed up and easy to administer.
05Microsoft 365 for Real Estate
Microsoft 365 configured for the way brokerages, developers and property managers work, including mail protection, Teams calling and document governance.
06Strata Technology
Practical technology for strata corporations and their managers: owner portals, document archives, meeting tools and secure data handling.

Keeping Fernie offices working through disruption

In the Kootenay, firms contend with avalanche and snow closures of highway corridors, wildfire and spring freshet flooding. A listing office that cannot reach its files, or a sales centre that loses connectivity on launch weekend, bears a real commercial cost. We plan continuity around the way real estate actually operates: cloud-hosted records, tested backups, a second internet path for critical sites and a short written plan that names who calls whom and in what order.

The Fernie property landscape

Real estate activity in the Kootenay sits within mining and metals, forestry, tourism, small manufacturing and a strong remote-worker community. That mix shapes the technology a firm needs: a residential brokerage depends on responsive mobile systems and a clean CRM, a developer needs dependable site connectivity and secure approvals, and a property or strata manager needs accurate records for owners. ITRE tailors its standards to the type of real estate business, rather than treating Fernie as a single undifferentiated market.

Beginning the relationship

A typical start for a Fernie client is a thirty-minute conversation with a senior advisor, followed by a short written findings note: what we saw, what matters most and what we would do first. If you proceed, we onboard in stages, beginning with identity and email protection, and then devices, backups and the longer-term roadmap. You keep ownership of your accounts, domains and data at every stage.

Wire fraud and impersonation risk in Fernie

Business email compromise is the most expensive everyday threat to real estate firms, and it does not respect city limits. A Fernie brokerage, law office or developer can be targeted simply because deposits and closing funds move through it. Our protection programme pairs hardened mailboxes, domain protection and alerting with a short call-back procedure for any change in payment instructions, and we rehearse it with your staff using realistic closing-day scenarios.

Industry knowledge, not generic IT

Our Fernie engagements draw on practice with land developers, appraisers and property managers, so conversations begin from the vocabulary of your business: trust accounts, subject removals, completion dates, rent rolls and draw schedules. That familiarity shortens discovery, avoids wasteful hardware and ensures the technology we recommend serves the way your transactions are really conducted.

Questions and answers

What does a first consultation involve?: The first thirty-minute consultation is free. We ask about your office, systems and concerns, offer a candid view of priorities and, where useful, follow with a short written findings note. There is no obligation to proceed.
Do you provide legal or compliance advice?: No. We are an IT services and consulting firm. We build the technical controls and evidence that your lawyer or compliance officer specifies for obligations such as FINTRAC record keeping, PIPEDA and BC PIPA, and we are happy to work alongside your advisors.
What does managed IT cost for a firm in Fernie?: Managed IT starts at $89 to $199 per user per month depending on scope, with projects from $2,500 and advisory retainers from $1,500 per month. Prices are in Canadian dollars with 5% GST added, and new clients receive a 10% launch discount.
Is there a contract lock-in for Fernie clients?: No. After onboarding, engagements run month to month. You retain ownership of your domains, accounts and data from the first day, and we provide a documented handover if you decide to leave.
Can you support agents who use their own devices?: Yes. We use mobile device management and app protection to separate brokerage data from personal content, enforce encryption and updates, and allow remote removal of brokerage data without touching an agent's personal photographs or messages.