For release:
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008

Paso Robles REALTOR® James Liptak to head CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® 2009 Leadership Team

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 11) – The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) Leadership Team for 2009 is now in place. REALTOR® James Liptak is the Association’s 2009 president; REALTOR® Steve Goddard is president-elect; REALTOR® Beth Peerce is treasurer; and Joel Singer is state secretary. The officers for 2009 began their official terms at the close of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR) Conference and Expo in Orlando, Fla.

REALTOR® James Liptak is a broker with Country Real Estate in Paso Robles, Calif. He also is president of James & Sydney Liptak Inc., which is wholly owned by Liptak and his wife, REALTOR® Broker Sydney Liptak. He has twice served as president of the Paso Robles Association of REALTORS® and been named REALTOR® of the Year five times by his peers. He was named an Honorary Life Member by his association in 2007. He currently serves on NAR’s Housing Opportunity Advisory Board and chairs the Smart Growth Advisory Board. He was named Honorary Director for Life by C.A.R. in 1998 in recognition of his ongoing commitment as an industry leader, and has served on numerous C.A.R. task forces and as chair of nearly all of the Association’s public policy committees. He currently chairs NAR’s Smart Growth Presidential Advisory Group and serves on NAR’s REALTOR® Party Coordinating Committee.

REALTOR® Steve Goddard, ABR, CIPS, CLHMS, CRS, NCP, CRP, E-Pro, GRI, LTG, PMN, SRES, QSC, TRC, is a broker and manager for RE/MAX Marquee Partners in Manhattan Beach, Calif. He began selling real estate 35 years ago, specializing in selling residential real estate, residential income properties, commercial buildings, and leasing. Goddard also is a developer and a licensed general contractor. During the past 25 years, he has consistently ranked among the top 10 agents in his company's group of more than 400 agents. Over the past 17 years, he has chaired or served on myriad committees and forums at the local, state, and national association level.

REALTOR® Beth Peerce is a broker-owner of Prime Time Properties in Studio City and also is co-owner of MB Escrow in Beverly Hills. In addition to chairing numerous C.A.R. committees, she has served on C.A.R.’s Executive Committee; as regional chair of Region 18; and, as treasurer, is chair of the Strategic Planning and Finance Committee. She was appointed Honorary Director for Life in 2006 in recognition of her commitment to the industry. She is chair of the Foundation of the Southland Regional Association of REALTORS®, and was selected REALTOR® of the Year by her association in 2005. Peerce also has played an active role on the NAR board of directors since 2001, and is a member of the Executive Committee for 2009.

C.A.R. Executive Vice President Joel Singer has held the Association's top staff position since November 1989 after serving as C.A.R.'s chief economist and heading the Association's public affairs department. Singer was instrumental in developing Real Estate Business Services Inc. (REBS), C.A.R.'s for-profit subsidiary, and serves as its president. He also is president and chief executive officer of RE FormsNet LLC. Singer joined C.A.R. in 1978.

Leading the way...® in California real estate for more than 100 years, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (www.car.org) is one of the largest state trade organizations in the United States, with more than 175,000 members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. C.A.R. is headquartered in Los Angeles.

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