Real estate IT in Richmond, BC

The IT partner for Richmond brokerages and developers

Richmond is a trade and logistics gateway anchored by Vancouver International Airport. ITRE serves real estate firms in Richmond with managed IT, wire-fraud protection, compliance-minded record keeping and the integrations that connect a CRM to a website and a phone line. Engagements begin with a conversation with an experienced advisor, not a sales script, and continue with plain-language reporting your managing broker, owner or council can read in five minutes. We serve every region of Canada, and Richmond receives the same standard as any other.

Remote-first, on-site when it counts

Most technology problems are solved without a visit. For Richmond 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 Lower Mainland and the neighbouring communities of Walnut Grove, Maple Ridge and Port Coquitlam.

Wire fraud and impersonation risk in Richmond

Business email compromise is the most expensive everyday threat to real estate firms, and it does not respect city limits. A Richmond 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.

Services most requested near Richmond

• 01MLS/CRM Integrations

  Practical connections between MLS data feeds, your CRM, website and marketing tools, so that leads and listings move once and are recorded correctly.

• 02Backup & 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.

• 03Website Hosting & Performance

  Fast, secure hosting and maintenance for brokerage, developer and property-management websites, including IDX sites and marketing landing pages.

• 04Office Network & Wi-Fi

  Reliable wired and wireless networks for brokerages, sales centres and head offices, designed for open-plan floors and a constant stream of visiting clients.

• 05Secure Document & E-Signature Workflows

  Document handling that keeps identification, offers and disclosure statements protected from first draft to signed copy.

• 06Strata Technology

  Practical technology for strata corporations and their managers: owner portals, document archives, meeting tools and secure data handling.

A measured first ninety days

The first ninety days with ITRE follow a simple pattern for Richmond firms: stabilise, secure, then improve. We stabilise by inventorying what you own, secure by closing the highest-risk gaps, and improve by agreeing a roadmap with a budget. You receive a short written summary each month and a call with your advisor each quarter.

Industry knowledge, not generic IT

Our Richmond engagements draw on practice with strata corporations, real estate teams and mortgage brokers, 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.

Plain pricing for Richmond 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 Richmond firms that engage with us now.

Resilience planning for Richmond firms

The practical risks for businesses in the Lower Mainland include earthquake exposure along the Cascadia margin, atmospheric-river flooding in low-lying areas and the occasional wide-area carrier outage. Our approach is deliberately modest: protect the records that cannot be recreated, define how quickly each system must return, and test the recovery rather than assume it. For many Richmond offices this means immutable backups, a documented recovery order and a yearly table-top exercise that takes ninety minutes.

The Richmond property landscape

Real estate activity in the Lower Mainland sits within a dense mix of trade, logistics, film, technology, healthcare and professional services anchored by the Port of Vancouver and YVR. 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 Richmond as a single undifferentiated market.

Questions and answers

Who will I speak with at ITRE?

You will speak with a senior advisor from the start. ITRE is a sub-brand of SAZ.ca and Sedighi.ca, led by Ali Sedighi, MBA, who has more than seventeen years of delivery experience and personally reviews the guidance we publish.

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.

Does ITRE support real estate firms in Richmond?

Yes. We serve brokerages, developers, property managers, strata corporations and the professionals who work with them in Richmond. Most support is delivered remotely from Vancouver, and we coordinate on-site work through trusted local trades when a visit is required.

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 Richmond?

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.