Beyond providing Manatee, Charlotte, and Sarasota real estate services, Michael Saunders & Company is engaged in many layers of the community across Florida's Gulf Coast. As an independent brokerage in business for over four decades, we are proud to participate, volunteer, and give back to many local organizations. In our latest Saunders [...]

REAL Trends, the trusted source for news, research and information about the real estate brokerage industry, announced the results of the 2017 REAL Trends 500, an independently verified compilation of the nation’s leading residential real estate companies.

Out of the top 500 brokerages, Michael Saunders & Company was ranked #70 in sales [...]

"Dr. Beach" names Sarasota's Siesta Beach the best beach in the United States. Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, coastal expert and professor at Florida International University, has announced the [...]

With over 1,000 new residents moving to the state of Florida each month, our latest video series will travel across Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte Counties to ask real residents one question: [...]

Beyond our beaches, recreation, and cultural offerings, Florida's Gulf Coast is known as a center for modern architecture and design. [Check out this recent article in Vogue: Perfect Beach, Mid-Century Modern Charm: Is this Florida's Best Kept Secret?] Beginning in the late 1940's, many architects started to experiment with innovative forms and materials, resulting in a movement now referred to as [...]

The Michael Saunders & Company Anna Maria island office is celebrating its one-year anniversary. The office, which opened May 1, 2016, was established to serve buyers and sellers from Anna Maria Island, Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach. Growth of the office and company presence on the island has been exceptional, with the addition of 10 [...]

Our series "Saunders Stories" has returned with a look at Michael's youth on the north end of Longboat Key. She reflects on how her family's entrepreneurial spirit - owning and operating a marina - has left a lasting mark on her DNA.  

"I have the entrepreneurial spirit in my DNA. I can go back to Uncle Johnny with his steam boat that [...]

Michael Saunders & Company is proud to be presenting the second annual ArchiFest alongside the Sarasota Herald Tribune on Saturday, April 22nd from 10a.m.- 3p.m at 1741 Main Street. Right on the heels of Sarasota appearing in the the pages of Vogue Magazine, where the magazine praised our community as being "home to some of the country's [...]

Curious how the housing market is performing along Florida's Gulf Coast? We are bringing you everything you need to know about Manatee, Charlotte, or Sarasota real estate from the first quarter of 2017. Watch our MSC Market Report delivered by Drayton Saunders, President of Michael Saunders & Company and read on for more details.

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Michael Saunders & Company recently honored its top real estate agents and teams from its offices across the region. The annual Top Producer Party brought together the company’s leading associates and leadership to celebrate exemplary achievement in 2016. The highest honors were given to two of the company’s leading teams and one [...]