Suburban Realtors Alliance

What Suburban Realtors Alliance does

Suburban REALTORS Alliance (SRA) is a real estate advocacy and member services organization founded in January 1998, operating as a subsidiary corporation jointly owned by the Bucks County Association of REALTORS and Tri-County Suburban REALTORS. Headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, SRA serves approximately 13,000 Realtor members across five southeastern Pennsylvania counties (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia). Its mission is to help members navigate locally fragmented municipal real estate regulations and to push back when municipal governments overstep their authority, particularly on use and occupancy inspections, property assessments, zoning, sign use, and rental licensing.

Name

Suburban Realtors Alliance

Legal name

Suburban REALTORS Alliance

Website

https://suburbanrealtorsalliance.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Suburban REALTORS Alliance is a southeastern Pennsylvania advocacy and member services subsidiary jointly owned by the Bucks County and Tri-County Suburban Realtor associations, serving roughly 13,000 Realtors with municipal regulatory intelligence, a 238-municipality database, and local-government lobbying.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Association Services

NAICS

Other Activities Related to Real Estate (531390)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Traditional Residential Brokerage (Existing Homes) (BPAJAAAA)

Keywords

• Real estate advocacy
• Municipal regulatory database
• Realtor association services
• Property tax calculator
• Local government affairs

Headquarters

HQ city

Malvern

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues/Services: SRA operates as a subsidiary corporation of Bucks County Association of REALTORS and Tri-County Suburban REALTORS. Services including the Municipal Database, Tax Calculator, advocacy representation, news briefings, and policy resources are provided to members of these shareholder associations. Revenue is derived through membership fees from the two parent associations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Suburban Realtors Alliance (SRA) is a subsidiary corporation of the Bucks County Association of REALTORS and Tri-County Suburban REALTORS that provides advocacy, municipal regulatory intelligence, and member services to approximately 13,000 Realtors across southeastern Pennsylvania. Its core deliverables are a proprietary Municipal Database covering 238 towns and boroughs, a local tax calculator tool, weekly news briefs on real-estate-related developments, and policy advocacy representation before local governments and elected officials.

Product overview

Suburban Realtors Alliance is a membership-based professional organization serving approximately 13,000 Realtors through a suite of information services, advocacy, and member tools. The core offerings center on the Municipal Database providing detailed regulatory information on 238 municipalities across five southeastern Pennsylvania counties, complemented by a Local Tax Calculator for estimating municipal tax obligations. The organization publishes Weekly News Briefs and maintains a Blog to keep members informed of developments affecting real estate transactions. Member access is facilitated through a Member Portal. Advocacy Services and Policy Positions resources support the organization's mission of influencing public policy for property rights protection. The organization does not operate as a technology product company but rather as a professional association offering its services exclusively to members of its two shareholder associations (Bucks County Association of Realtors and Tri-County Suburban Realtors).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Municipal Database Comprehensive proprietary database providing detailed real estate regulatory information for 238 towns and boroughs across Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, including use and occupancy inspections, property assessments, zoning regulations, sign rules, rental licensure, and other local ordinances affecting real estate transactions. Exclusively available to members of the Bucks County Association of REALTORS and Tri-County Suburban REALTORS via login.
• Local Tax Calculator Online calculator tool exclusive to SRA members that estimates local property tax obligations based on the selected municipality, helping Realtors and consumers understand tax implications for property transactions across SRA's 238-municipality coverage area.
• Weekly News Briefs Weekly Friday-published email newsletter distributed to members of BCAR and TCSR providing a curated roundup of real-estate-related news in suburban Philadelphia, with particularly impactful or newsworthy items highlighted as Featured News Briefs for priority attention.
• Advocacy Services Lobbying and policy advocacy services in which SRA staff interact with local municipal governments, state and federal elected officials, and community groups to advocate on behalf of member Realtors and protect property rights, push back against overreaching municipal ordinances, and promote a healthy housing climate across southeastern Pennsylvania.
• Policy Positions Documented formal policy stances of Suburban Realtors Alliance on real-estate-related issues affecting members, including use and occupancy inspections, property assessment procedures, professional disclosure, sign use, land use, rental property licensure, and quality of life issues.
• Tips for Realtors Operational guidance and resources published by SRA to help member Realtors navigate municipal regulations and avoid closing problems related to Use and Occupancy (U&O) code compliance in southeastern Pennsylvania transactions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Detailed municipal real estate regulatory information for 238 towns and boroughs in southeastern Pennsylvania

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bucks County Association of REALTORScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary shareholder association and parent organization. BCAR members (along with TCSR members) comprise the approximately 13,000-member Alliance. SRA is a subsidiary corporation of both BCAR and TCSR.
• Tri-County Suburban REALTORScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary shareholder association and parent organization. TCSR members (along with BCAR members) comprise the approximately 13,000-member Alliance. SRA is a subsidiary corporation of both TCSR and BCAR.
• Pennsylvania Association of REALTORSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level affiliated association providing broader advocacy and resources for Pennsylvania Realtors.
• National Association of REALTORSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational-level affiliated association providing broader advocacy and resources for Realtors nationwide.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS: State-level trade association providing advocacy, regulatory resources, and member services to Pennsylvania Realtors. Operates one governance layer above SRA with overlapping advocacy and policy functions, making it the most direct functional peer.
• California Association of REALTORS: Large state-level Realtor association providing advocacy, regulatory navigation, and member services across California's fragmented municipal landscape. Structurally and functionally analogous to SRA's parent associations at a much larger scale.
• New Jersey Realtors: State-level Realtor trade association serving New Jersey Realtors with similar advocacy and local-government engagement functions. Operates in a neighboring state with comparable municipal-fragmentation dynamics.
• Texas Realtors: State-level Realtor association providing advocacy, member education, and regulatory resources to Texas Realtors. Comparable structure and mission to SRA's parent associations, scaled to a much larger state.
• Florida Realtors: State-level Realtor association serving one of the largest Realtor populations in the U.S. with comparable advocacy, member services, and policy functions to SRA's parent associations.
• Michigan Realtors: State-level Realtor association providing advocacy, legal resources, and member services for Michigan Realtors. Functionally equivalent to SRA's parent associations at the state level.
• North Carolina Association of REALTORS: State-level Realtor association providing advocacy, professional standards, and member resources for North Carolina Realtors. Comparable scale and function to SRA's operating model in a different state.
• Houston Association of REALTORS: Large local Realtor association providing member services, MLS infrastructure, and advocacy in the Houston region. Structural and functional analog to SRA in a different metropolitan market.

Regional players

• Greater Philadelphia Association of REALTORS: Local Realtor association operating in the same southeastern Pennsylvania market. Although it serves a different county-level footprint, GPAR performs comparable member services, advocacy, and MLS-adjacent functions for Realtors in SRA's operating geography.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of REALTORS: National umbrella trade association that provides federal-level advocacy, standards, and member resources to all U.S. Realtors. NAR is the apex body in the ecosystem that SRA operates within and could, in principle, provide many of SRA's services at scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/srarealtors
• Facebookfacebook.com/SRArealtors
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/suburban-realtors-alliance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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