Vince Malta, Vice President and Liaison to Government Affairs
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Vince Malta, a REALTOR® in San Francisco, Calif., is the 2011 Vice President and Liaison to Government Affairs for the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORS®. NAR, The Voice for Real Estate®, is America’s largest trade association, representing 1.1 million REALTORS® involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.
Malta is a third-generation REALTOR® and is the Vice President of Malta & Co., Inc. He is a graduate of the University of San Francisco and the University of San Francisco School of Law. Malta has been in the real estate business for over 25 years and has served the industry in countless roles.
On the national level, Malta served as the 2010 NAR Vice President and Liaison to Government Affairs. In this position, he was very active in the future of housing finance, reforming the GSEs, and the impact on NAR of Citizens United vs. the Federal Election Commission.
Malta has testified before Congress multiple times on behalf of NAR on issues like the impact of increasing conforming loan limits and reforming GSE regulations. He served on the NAR Board of Directors from 2002 - 2006 as well as from 1995 - 1996.
Since 1993, Malta has been deeply involved with the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.). In 2006, C.A.R. elected him president. He has served as a C.A.R. Director since 1998 and is also an Honorary State Director for Life. He chaired the Association Presidents Leadership Forum in 2003 and the C.A.R. Leadership Development Forum in 2002.
Malta sat on the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Association of REALTORS® from 1987-1994. The board voted him “REALTOR® of the Year” in 1996.
Malta lives with his wife, Julie, and their three sons in San Francisco. In his spare time he plays several musical instruments and participates in auto racing. He also authenticates professional baseball bats. He’s written two books on the subject: Bats: Professional Hillerich & Bradsby and Adirondack, 1950-1994 (1995) and A Complete Reference Guide: Louisville Slugger Professional Player Bats (2007).
