Suburban West REALTORS Association

Name

Suburban West REALTORS Association

Legal name

Tri-County Suburban REALTORS®

Website

https://tcsr.realtor

Company type

Private

Founded year

1922

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Malvern

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The organization generates primary revenue through annual membership dues from REALTOR® members, Affiliate members, and Commercial Chapter members. Dues cover local, state (PAR), and national (NAR) association fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Tri-County Suburban REALTORS® is a professional trade association providing REALTOR® members and affiliates in Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania with education, technology tools, advocacy, and member services. Core offerings include the Association of REALTORS® School (pre-licensing, continuing education, designation courses), bundled technology benefits (DocuSign, zipForm, Supra eKEY, FOREWARN, RPR, Bright MLS), RPAC political advocacy, and professional standards dispute resolution. The organization also operates the Suburban REALTORS® Alliance subsidiary for municipal government advocacy and a Commercial Chapter for commercial real estate practitioners.

Product overview

Tri-County Suburban REALTORS® is a professional real estate association serving over 8,500 REALTOR® members and affiliates in Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania. The organization operates as a unified platform providing member benefits across three interconnected pillars: Education (Association of REALTORS® School with in-person, virtual, and self-paced online courses), Technology Tools (DocuSign®, Lone Wolf Transactions/zipForm®, FOREWARN®, Supra eKEY, and Bright MLS access), and Advocacy (RPAC, Suburban REALTORS® Alliance, and professional standards services). Core membership includes access to all tools and services, with separate Commercial Chapter, Affiliate, and Leadership Development Program offerings providing specialized functionality. The association also provides market statistics, standard forms, professional standards dispute resolution, and community engagement programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Association of REALTORS® School: The in-house education division offering real estate pre-licensing, broker licensing, designations, certifications, and continuing education courses for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.
• Commercial Chapter
• Suburban REALTORS® Alliance (SRA)

Products and services

• Association of REALTORS® School
• REALTOR® Membership
• Affiliate Membership
• Commercial Chapter
• Designation and Certification Programs
• Leadership Development Program
• Professional Standards Services
• Market Statistics and Reports
• Suburban REALTORS® Alliance
• RPAC (REALTORS® Political Action Committee)

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LEAP OnlinecoreTechnology or IntegrationLEAP Online is the online education partner providing self-paced continuing education and pre-licensing courses. The partnership enables members to complete license renewal requirements, designation courses, and broker licensing education through a digital platform. Packages are available for PA 2024-2026 CE requirements for $125.
• Bright MLScoreTechnology or IntegrationBright MLS is the regional multiple listing service serving the Mid-Atlantic region including Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia. Supports over 95,000 real estate professionals and 20 million homeowners. Tri-County Suburban members receive discounted subscription rates.
• Supra (Honeywell)coreTechnology or IntegrationSupra provides the eKEY electronic lockbox system for secure property access. The Association facilitates member activation and lockbox sales. Basic Service costs $13.12/month; Professional Service $21.57/month; iBox lockboxes $116.60 one-time purchase.
• Suburban REALTORS® AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Suburban REALTORS Alliance (SRA) is a subsidiary of Tri-County Suburban REALTORS and Bucks County Association of REALTORS, serving as the municipal government advocacy voice in Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Bucks Counties. Provides municipal information database and legislative representation.
• National Association of REALTORS® (NAR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Association of REALTORS is the governing body providing Code of Ethics requirements, Fair Housing training mandates, professional development programs, RPAC advocacy, and member benefits. Tri-County membership includes automatic NAR membership.
• Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® (PAR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level association providing legislative advocacy, standard forms, RPAC programs, and member benefits. Tri-County membership includes automatic PAR membership. PAR provides Legal Hotline and standard forms through Lone Wolf.
• Host for HospitalsminorOthersHost for Hospitals is a nonprofit providing deeply discounted lodging for patients and families traveling to Greater Philadelphia for medical care. The Association promotes this charity through its Community Service/Charity Bulletin Board.
• Lone Wolf TechnologiescoreTechnology or IntegrationLone Wolf provides transaction management software (zipForm Edition) and zipVault document storage. Members receive free access to zipForm through the Association. Partnered with DocuSign for e-signature integration.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Greater Philadelphia Association of REALTORS®: The neighboring local REALTOR association serving Philadelphia County. Directly comparable as a local trade association providing dues-funded member services, education, MLS access, and advocacy to licensed real estate professionals in an adjacent suburban/urban Pennsylvania market.
• Bucks County Association of REALTORS®: A local REALTOR association immediately adjacent to TCSR's footprint. Most directly comparable — it co-owns the Suburban REALTORS Alliance subsidiary with TCSR and operates the same dues, education, advocacy, and MLS-access model for a contiguous Pennsylvania county.
• Reading-Berks Association of REALTORS®: A local Pennsylvania REALTOR association serving Berks County. Operates the same model of dues-funded member services, MLS access, advocacy, and education; comparable as a peer regional trade association within the same state-level PAR hierarchy.
• Lehigh Valley Association of REALTORS®: Another Pennsylvania local REALTOR association, serving Lehigh and Northampton counties. Directly comparable as a dues-funded member association offering education, MLS access, advocacy, and professional standards services to a regional licensee base.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of REALTORS® (NAR): The national umbrella trade association governing all REALTOR® members. Provides Code of Ethics, Fair Housing mandates, RPAC, designations, and RPR; comparable as the apex tier of the same membership organization hierarchy TCSR operates within.
• Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® (PAR): The state-level REALTOR trade association that TCSR is automatically a member of. PAR provides legislative advocacy, standard forms, and statewide programming; comparable as a tier of the same trade-association structure, but at broader statewide scope.

Others

• Bright MLS: The Mid-Atlantic multiple listing service that TCSR members subscribe to. Comparable as an adjacent infrastructure provider in the same real estate ecosystem — both serve overlapping agent populations in Pennsylvania and share many of the same member relationships.
• Suburban REALTORS® Alliance: A municipal advocacy subsidiary co-owned by TCSR and Bucks County Association of REALTORS®. Comparable as an adjacent entity operating in the same geographic footprint and serving overlapping REALTOR members with municipal-government-focused services.
• Lone Wolf Technologies: Provider of zipForm® transaction management software integrated into TCSR's member benefits. Comparable as a technology partner that operates at the intersection of real estate associations and brokerage software, touching many of the same member workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCEBLvyx2FjZKd4VLUe-KvhQ/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/TriCountySuburbanRealtors
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tcsr
• Instagraminstagram.com/tricountysuburbanrealtors
• Xx.com/tcsr_realtors

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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