Industry guide

Managed IT diligence for real estate brokerages.

Brokerages hold transaction files, client identity documents, and the email threads where closing money gets discussed. Wire fraud against real-estate closings is one of the most reported cybercrimes in the country, agents work on personal devices across many networks, and a compromised inbox can redirect someone's life savings.

What binds you

The frameworks

State real-estate commission rulesThe frameworkLicense-level record and supervision duties, varying by state.
Wire-fraud exposureThe frameworkNot a statute but the operative risk: verification procedure and email security as the control.

The industry question

How do you secure agent email and enforce verification before any wiring instruction changes?

It belongs on the checklist, in writing, next to the other 18.

The method

The bench, applied

Observe

The tactics

Lock-in contracts, stripped quotes, and exit traps, documented in the industry's own words with checkable sources.

See the tacticsAdapt

The standard

Fourteen marks of a fair managed IT agreement, stated plainly and provider-neutral.

See the standardProtect

The benchmark

The four-step method and the 18 questions to ask in writing, with a printable checklist.

Use the benchmark

Your state

Real Estate Brokerages, state by state

The same diligence with your state's verification layer: the breach statute, the entity search, the regulator.

Choose your state

Educational reference, not legal advice. Frameworks are summarized at the framework level; confirm specifics for your situation with counsel or the primary source.