About Sean Phillips, REALTOR® | Lake Country Guide

Sean Phillips is a REALTOR® with Coldwell Banker Executives Realty in Vernon, BC, working under his Chalet Sean brand. He was first licensed on July 4, 2022, and is licensed to trade in real estate anywhere in British Columbia.

He started out in commercial real estate and moved into lifestyle real estate after falling in love with the Okanagan. He lives here full time, and the way he sees it, a house is only part of what you’re buying. The rest is the lake, the vineyards, the commute, the school run, the neighbours and the way a place feels in February. That’s why this guide spends as much time on water sources and septic as it does on floor plans.

“The house is only part of it. You’re buying the whole way of living that comes with the address.”
Sean Phillips

Why this guide exists

Most real estate websites are thin: a listings feed and a contact form. Lake Country deserves better, because buying here involves things that surprise people from elsewhere: several water sources with different track records, sewer on some streets and septic on others, and a district where about half the land is in the Agricultural Land Reserve. Sean built this guide to answer those questions properly, with a source beside every fact and a plain “confirm this with a professional” wherever the rules are uncertain.

It’s independent. It isn’t affiliated with the District of Lake Country or any winery.

How Sean works

A 40-year technology background. Sean uses data and good tools to research areas, track listings and keep clients informed, which is how a guide like this gets built.
Commercial training. His start in commercial real estate means he reads zoning, title and ALR documents closely. That’s useful in Lake Country, where an acreage’s rules can matter as much as its kitchen.
Straight answers. If a property is on a water source under an advisory, an old septic field or farmland with limits, you’ll hear about it early.
Local referrals where they help. Sean is based in Vernon, about 30 minutes north, and works throughout the Okanagan. Where a buyer or seller is better served by a REALTOR® who works in Lake Country every day, he may refer you to one. Any referral fee is paid between brokerages and disclosed to you in writing.

Credentials at a glance

Brokerage: Coldwell Banker Executives Realty, 102-2901 32 Street, Vernon, BC
Licensed: Since July 4, 2022; licensed for all of British Columbia
Background: Commercial real estate; 40 years in technology
Lives: Full time in the Okanagan

REALTOR® is a trademark of The Canadian Real Estate Association, identifying real estate professionals who are members of CREA. Sean is licensed through the BC Financial Services Authority’s real estate licensing system.

Ask about a street, a water system, or what your place is worth

Sean Phillips lives full time in the Okanagan and works the whole valley, from Vernon down through Lake Country to Kelowna. Ask him which areas are on lake water and which are on Beaver Lake or Oyama Lake water, whether a house is on sewer or septic, how much of a property is in the Agricultural Land Reserve, or what a realistic list price looks like this month. Straight answers, no pressure.