Tidings of good cheer, camaraderie, and charitable giving have kept the numerous offices of Michael Saunders & Company in high spirits all December long. From evenings of laughter to an outpour of giving, our teams have been filled with the meaning of the season, finishing 2018 strong and getting ready for a prosperous new year for [...]

At the end of every year, we enjoy looking back at the exceptional properties on MichaelSaunders.com that captured the most attention of those who visit our website. This year, our top viewed properties are all over $5 million and are either set on our barrier islands or located "West of the Trail" in Sarasota. Two of our most popular [...]

A Royal Visit About once a year, the directors of our London office affiliate, Mayfair International Realty, make the trip across the pond to visit our offices across Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties to connect and mingle with Michael Saunders & Company agents. Annette Reeve’s and Nick Churlton’s regular visits are valuable [...]

From one of the "South's Best Cities" to being named a "Dreamy Beach Town for Entrepreneurs," Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte counties have been raking in some impressive national accolades in 2018. When compiling the year's list, we certainly noticed a number of themes. Consider us spoiled but it's not so surprising to read that our [...]

In this quarter's newsletter, we explore the importance of municipal lien searches and why county turnaround times need to be factored into the closing process to avoid buyers inheriting unnecessary bills from the sellers. The below, real-life example is not uncommon and one of the many reasons a [...]

Founded on our luxury property expertise over 42 years ago, Michael Saunders & Company is proud to present a special quarterly market report specifically focused on luxury real estate. Closing out the summer season, Q3 revealed both strengths and challenges, but ultimately produced sales and pending numbers that outperformed 2017 by more [...]

  Closing out the summer season in Q3, there was no shortage of real estate stories in the national and local news cycles that shared predictions about the future market. In this quarterly report, we’re taking a look at what the data shows in our tri-county area, the reported national trends that apply to our region and the heart of [...]

Michael Saunders & Company is known to be globally affiliated with the most elite brands in real estate — LeadingRE, Luxury Portfolio, Christie's International Real Estate and Mayfair International. It is an exclusive honor we are proud to have as it exposes our seller's properties to a wide range of not just national buyers but [...]

November is already upon us (can you believe it?). It seems like our grills had only just cooled from the summer cookout season and now, we’re already in the midst of the winter holidays. The middle of the fourth quarter is quite active in Florida – not just with the peak of real estate buying season and holiday preparations, but the [...]

The Fall 2018 issue of SaundersBEST is officially out in the world, and this time we’re taking a deeper dive into our southernmost counties, celebrating the many accolades our region has received since last spring and acknowledging the global network of affiliates that assist in connecting Michael Saunders & Company to the world’s [...]