- Highlights from the 2026 Tri-County Suburban REALTORS® Annual Meeting
- FOREWARN Introduces Community Alerts, Activating a Nationwide Agent Network as a Real-Time Safety Resource
- Commercial Chapter Earns Highest Honors from NAR Through Diamond Accreditation
- Important Message for SUPRA Users Regarding Daylight Savings Time
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Bright: Advanced Market Analytics at Your Fingertips, Coming Soon to the MLS
- SRA: SB 838, A Top REALTOR Priority, Signed Into Law
- Calendar of Events
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Highlights from the 2026 Tri-County Suburban REALTORS® Annual Meeting
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Over 250 REALTOR® members and guests joined Tri-County Suburban REALTORS® Association for the 2026 Annual Meeting at Springfield Country Club last Wednesday.
Best-selling author and speaker Steve McClatchy delivered his keynote on Leading Relationships.
Through relatable story-telling, humor and engaging delivery, Steve delivered a compelling and inspiring keynote that offered meaningful insights into building trust, strengthening professional relationships and becoming a more effective leader.
He emphasized that strong professional relationships begin with taking the initiative to build trust, communicate openly, and put others’ needs first. By honoring commitments, recognizing individual strengths, providing constructive feedback, and understanding what motivates others, professionals can strengthen collaboration, improve engagement, and foster more productive business relationships. Select attendees walked away with an autographed copy of Steve McClatchy's book that accompanied his keynote.
During the Business Meeting, hosted by Chairman of the Board, David Ashe, Tri-County Suburban celebrated exceptional members including: Todd Umbenhauer who received the honor of 2026 PAR Lifetime Achievement Award, Eileen Campbell who achieved the honor of REALTOR® Emeritus, an honor extended to dedicated REALTORS® who have held Association membership for 40+ years.
The 2026 graduating class of the Leadership Development Program was also recognized. Eleven REALTORS® and two Affiliates completed this year's program, designed to provide members with education and training to enhance and develop their leadership skills.
Finally, Tri-County honored the winners of the 2026 "Making a Difference" Community Service Awards. REALTOR® Abby Anderson was awarded the grand prize, a $10,000 grant, to her work with Salvation of Sorrows. Abby received a jumbo check on stage and was met with a standing ovation for her experiences. Additional honorees include, 2nd place winner ($4,000) Debbie McCabe for her work with Covenant House, and 3rd place winner ($3,000) Linda Walters for her work with Surrey Services for Seniors. Honorable mentions
were also recognized in Mary Beth Driscoll on behalf of Willow Grove Baptist Church Food Pantry, Donna Godfrey on behalf of Spring-Ford Chamber of Commerce & Spring-Ford Rotary Adopt a Family Program, and Deborah Spence on behalf of Level Flat Association.
Thank you to our attendees, our Affiliate sponsors, and members of leadership who
helped make this event our largest of the year, and a joy to attend.
Tri-County would like to thank all sponsors, including: premier level sponsors, Alcove Media, American Home Shield, and the Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS Education Fund, and expo exhibitors: A&M Friendly Movers, Alderfer Auction, Citadel Credit Union, Citizens Bank, CoCoon Home Services, Comparion Insurance, CrossCountry Mortgage, Dierolf Plumbing & Water Treatment, Floor Coverings International of Chester County, Germantown Title, Homes.com, Next Door Photos Montco, PORTR Works, Safety Net Inspection, and TruMark Financial.
Select photos credited to Morgan Perry of Realty One Group Restore.
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Keynote speaker, Steve McClatchy.
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2026 Leadership Development Program graduates. (Not all graduates pictured.)
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Abby Anderson with her lead barber from Salvation of Sorrows, 2026 Grand Prize Winner for the Community Service Award Winner.
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| REALTOR® Emeritus recipient Eileen Campbell.
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Keynote speaker, Steve McClatchy with David Ashe, 2026 Chairman of the Board.
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FOREWARN Introduces Community Alerts, Activating a Nationwide Agent Network as a Real-Time Safety Resource
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Powered by 443,000+ FOREWARN users and 660+ REALTOR® associations and MLSs throughout the U.S., the new capability enables agents to instantly warn one another about concerning interactions.
Real estate professionals routinely meet strangers, often alone, at vacant properties. Identity verification and criminal record checks reveal critical information, but not every potential threat presents such risk flags. Conversations that don't add up or encounters that feel threatening or uncomfortable can live outside of underlying identity data. Until now, that awareness of potential danger often went no further than the agent who noticed it.
Community Alerts gives agents a way to look out for each other. When searching a phone number, agents can view safety and fraud-related caution alerts from fellow agents’ firsthand experiences, helping them take precautions and better prepare for in-person engagements.
Community Alerts leverages FOREWARN's expansive network to surface warnings and strengthen safety across the industry. A safety signal built on shared experience is only as strong as the network behind it, and FOREWARN's powerful and growing user base makes this capability possible in a way that smaller or newer solutions cannot match.
With Community Alerts, an agent who has an interaction that elicits concern, whether by phone or in person, can tag the associated phone number to alert the community. When a flagged number contacts another FOREWARN member, the caution alert appears, giving them the benefit of a peer's real-world experience before they walk through the door.
FOREWARN is continually expanding its safety capabilities in support of our common mission of agent safety.
Click here to read the full article via Yahoo Finance, October 26, 2026.
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Commercial Chapter Earns Highest
Honors from NAR Through Diamond
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Tri-County Suburban REALTORS® is proud to announce that our Commercial Chapter has been awarded the Diamond Accreditation through the National Association of REALTORS® Commercial Services Accreditation program. In 2025, the Chapter earned the Platinum services Accreditation for the very first time.
This year, we are proud to announce that the Chapter has achieved Diamond-level accreditation, the highest distinction awarded by the National Association of REALTORS®. This accreditation affirms the association’s commitment to meeting the needs of commercial
practitioners in an ever-changing marketplace. Tri-County recognizes the vital role that our commercial practitioners play in the economic development of our community, and continually strive to bring extraordinary value to our commercial members.
This award is a testament to the active involvement and dedication of
our REALTOR® members who contribute their time, expertise, and leadership to commercial real estate initiatives at the local, state, and national levels.
"Commercial real estate plays a vital role in the economic development of our
communities, and we appreciate the commitment Tri-County Suburban REALTORS® has
made to providing commercial services to members, engaging commercial practitioners,
and being the voice for commercial real estate in the region. On behalf of NAR, I thank
you for your hard work and dedication to our members."
- Daniel Doepke, Director of Member Policy at NAR
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Important Message for SUPRA Users Regarding Daylight Savings Time
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In 2026, Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 2:00 a.m., when clocks "fall back" one hour to 1:00 a.m.
As a reminder, Supra iBox BT LE lockboxes do not automatically adjust for Daylight Saving Time.
To view a video tutorial from Supra on how to adjust your Access Hours on a SUPRA iBox, click here.
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Bright MLS: Advanced Market Analytics at Your Fingertips, Coming Soon to the MLS
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Launching in November, Bright Stats is a native market reporting solution that delivers zip-code-level data, shareable graphics, and expert market insights to help you guide your clients with confidence. Market dynamics change daily, and having accurate, localized data is essential to guiding your clients with confidence.
This fully native marketing solution is designed to bring all market statistics directly to your daily workflow. With the sunset of Zillow's SmartCharts, Bright Stats is launching strong by delivering the premium features previously offered through SmartCharts Pro, directly in the MLS, at no extra cost.
Join Bright Chief Economist Dr. Lisa Sturtevant in a live learning session where you'll get a thorough product walkthrough, learn to navigate the tool, and see client-ready visuals that will elevate your client presentations. These sessions are all virtual, and begin in November. Register here.
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SRA: SB 838, A Top REALTOR Priority, Signed Into Law
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One of the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors’ (PAR) key legislative priorities was signed into law by Gov. Josh Shapiro on Oct. 22, after passing both the Pennsylvania House and Senate unanimously. Senate Bill 838 was a priority for PAR during the legislative session. It amends the Private Licensed Schools Act to clarify that real estate and appraiser schools are exempt from the act. SB 838 ensures that these schools are not subject to duplicative regulation and fees within the commonwealth, as they are already regulated by the Department of State. SB 838 was specifically advocated for by Realtors during PAR’s annual Realtor Day on the Hill event in June. Read more at PAR JustListed.
Source: PAR; 10/22/2026
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