James Liptak is the 2009 President of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.).

REALTOR® James Liptak is a broker with James & Sydney Liptak, Inc., in Templeton, Calif. James & Sydney Liptak, Inc. 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 Group. 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 serves on NAR’s REALTOR® Party Coordinating Committee.