MAKING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE
MSC INTERNATIONAL UNIQUELY POSITIONED
TO HELP FOREIGN BUYERS AND DOMESTIC
SELLERS ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS

Whether they motor in from across the Canadian border or crisscross the entire globe to get here, Southwest Florida has always enticed international buyers drawn to our irresistible blend of sun, sea and cultural sophistication. Today, with prices right, selections great, and foreign currencies showing unprecedented strength against the dollar, what used to be a regular trickle has grown into a steady stream of international buyers ready, willing and able to secure their own piece of “paradise” before this extraordinary set of circumstances slips away.

For this reason, we are proud to reacquaint our clients, customers and friends with MSC International, the division of Michael Saunders & Company that has long been set-up and positioned to help buyers from every country grasp the nuances of American property transactions and guide them through every step it takes to successfully complete one.

“It’s not enough to simply tack the word ‘International’ onto the end of your corporate name and expect to wing-it once an international buyer shows up at your doorstep,” said Stephanie Church, the newly-named Director of International Services, who has already travelled extensively as a business ambassador promoting Michael Saunders & Company and Sarasota to top brokers and their firms both here and abroad. “At MSC International, we are set-up to offer every level of international support; from providing multi-lingual associates, attorneys, lending professionals and other specialists to offering guidance on mortgage opportunities and title issues from experts who can explain the difference between cultures when it comes to purchasing property and completing a transaction. In addition, we have provided extensive training and continuing education to every one of our associates who wishes to provide their professional services to foreign buyers. Many of these associates have earned the prestigious ‘CIPS’ designation. (Certified International Property Specialist).”

Although it may not seem readily apparent, if you’re a local seller—or planning to sell your home in the not-too-distant future—MSC International offers you some very important and unique benefits as well. Through our carefully-crafted network of international affiliations—including the European Real Estate Network, Mayfair International Realty, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, Luxury Portfolio and Christie’s Great Estates, Michael Saunders & Company—through MSC International—continues to harness foreign buyers in quantities that help fill the void in overall buyers, whose numbers aren’t sufficient to rapidly absorb the huge number of unsold properties that were dumped on the market by over-leveraged and under-capitalized speculators. More buyers, of course, mean more opportunities to sell your home, provided it is priced as aggressively as possible to meet its competition head-on.

No other real estate company in Southwest Florida offers its sellers such an extensive grid of international connections, nor enjoys the benefit of having a hands-on founder and CEO who has spent 30-plus years cultivating international relationships while travelling the world to position Sarasota front and center on every broker’s radar screen. Last year she was successful at having Michael Saunders & Company inducted into the ranks of the prestigious European Real Estate Network (EREN), one of only two American brokerages to enjoy such a distinction. EREN, whose principal mission is to promote business between its members, is comprised of a group of 20 of the most prestigious European luxury real estate companies. These long-established companies are widely considered the most prestigious and respected real estate firms in their respective countries. Membership is by invitation only. With the exclusive addition of Michael Saunders & Company—and New York’s Halstead Properties—EREN is now comprised of 22 leading property firms, operating 53 offices in 10 countries. It is the only pan-European network of independent, top-quality brokerage companies who provide their clients with considerable real estate expertise, international contacts, and trans-Atlantic exposure for all their property listings.

At approximately the same time, Michael Saunders drew on her international connections to forge a second new Pan-European alliance intended to showcase the company’s listings to buyers throughout continental Europe and the United Kingdom. Mayfair International Realty is MSC International’s newest link in the chain of worldwide connections designed to tap into the expanded buying power of Europeans and their interest in owning Florida properties. Over the past 10 years, Mayfair International Realty has developed into an organization representing 125 real estate brokerages with 350 offices. Its London headquarters is located in the heart of Mayfair, a few short steps from Grosvenor Square—the site of the United States Embassy.

These new alliances are by no means intended to eclipse or act as a substitute for our longstanding affiliations with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, Luxury Portfolio and Christie’s Great Estates. They are meant to add yet another layer of connectivity linking our sellers with qualified buyers around the world.

Last, but certainly not least, sellers who list with Michael Saunders & Company enjoy the unrivaled benefit of having their properties exposed to a world full of buyers thanks to michaelsaunders.com—our awarding-winning Web site. Last month alone, michaelsaunders.com experienced 70,956 visits from 122 countries and territories around the world.

Positioning your property for exposure on the world stage is as simple as contacting your associate at Michael Saunders & Company, or by calling 1-888-552-5228.