Brad J. Lamb

Who is Brad J. Lamb?

Brad J. Lamb figures in the Toronto real estate industry, and has a reality television show named Big City Broker on the HGTV network.

Lamb was born in Vancouver, BC, Canada. His father was an Air Canada pilot and his mother a registered nurse. In 1967, the family moved to Montreal, where they settled in the Beaconsfield neighbourhood. Lamb attended Queen's University where he obtained a degree in engineering. Lamb in London, Ontario in 1984, two years later selling it for enough profit to purchase three other townhouses. While profiting from these transactions, Lamb also noted how much his real estate agent was making on his property deals. Also bored with engineering, Lamb obtained his real estate license and began working as an agent in 1988.

Lamb went to work for Harry Stinson's real estate company and became a specialist in selling condominia. He quickly became one of the most successful agents in Toronto, prospering in the late 1980s property boom. In 1995, he left Stinson to start his own firm, Brad J. Lamb Realty. While remaining a small agency, it rose to become the most prominent seller of condominia in Toronto. In 2007, at the height of the property boom, his company's agents sold some 2000 condos worth about $700 million. The market slowed considerably in 2008, but the firm still moved about $550 million in real estate. His company has specialized in selling entry-level condos with a focus on first time buyers.