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Joel Singer
CEO and State Secretary,
California Association of Realtors
About Joel
Joel Singer is chief executive officer and state secretary of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (C.A.R.), a statewide trade organization with more than 155,000 members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. 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 zipLogixTM, a subsidiary of REBS.
Singer has held the Association’s top staff position since November 1989. He previously served as C.A.R.’s chief economist and headed the Association’s Public Affairs Department. He also has been directly involved in the development of key business technologies and significant housing legislation in California.
Before joining C.A.R. in 1978, Singer spent several years as a Chancellor’s Intern Fellow at UCLA and a Fulbright Fellow in West Germany.
Singer earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and history from UCLA and holds a Master’s degree in the same subjects from UCLA.