Lamont entered the real estate business in 1985 while a junior at the University of Louisville by borrowing $3,000 (co-signed by his dad) and purchasing a 5-plex in the Old Louisville neighborhood. A year later, he purchased a 10 plex, and about 6 months prior to graduation, a 12 plex.
After graduating from UofL in 1987, Lamont obtained his real estate license and then worked for several Louisville area real estate companies prior to obtaining his broker’s license and forming Breland Group Realtors in 1995. Today The Breland Group has 49 licensed Realtors and two offices.
Lamont has also served the real estate industry and the community in many ways. He has had numerous positions at the Greater Louisville Association of Realtors including the board of directors, Chair, Community Relations, Governmental Affairs Committee, Advertising Committee, and the MLS Improvement Committee, which oversaw vendor interview selection, and implementation of GLAR’s new MLS system.
He served as 2010-11 GLAR President and has received many honors including GLAR Realtor of the Year in 2014 and 2019 Wall of Honor recipient.
At the State level, he served KAR as Region 3 Director, Chair, Bylaws, Policies & Procedures, Chair, Investments and Chair, Personnel. He was the 2016 KAR President and 2021 Kentucky Realtor of the Year.
He is also active at the National level and served NAR as the 2017-18 Realtor Party Member Involvement Committee (RPMIC) Chair for Kentucky. He was a NAR Delegate and sat on the 2019-20 Leading Edge Advisory Board, 2020/21 Business Issue Policies Committee, 2022 NAR Safety Committee, and NAR Board of Directors 2019-24.
Outside of real estate, Lamont was appointed to the 2016-17 Louisville Metro “Comprehensive Plan” committee which will map out a 20-year plan for the city’s growth. He is a current BOD member and past President of the Louisville Metro Police Foundation. He is a current BOD member of the Blue Coats and a BOD member of the Baptist Fellowship Center. He was a two-term President of Kentuckiana Crime Stoppers and a former Deacon and Sunday School teacher at Hurstbourne Baptist Church.
Personally, Lamont has been married to Stacy since 1987 and they have three beautiful adult daughters and two little grandkids.
Home Types:
House, MultiFamily, Condo
Years of Experience:
41
Education:
University of Louisville
