Ask anyone to describe life in Sarasota and it's likely you'll hear "arts and culture" in their very first sentence. Beyond being known for our beaches, Sarasota County is a community rich with live theater, concerts, ballet, opera, galleries, museums and even, the circus! "Sarasota is clearly the cultural mecca of Florida," [...]

Michael Saunders & Company Recognized Internationally With Multiple Honors

The Michael Saunders & Company leadership team and agents recently attended the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE) Conference Week in Miami, where the company was recognized with multiple awards and honors. The Conference Week brings together [...]

Michael Saunders & Company has stepped up to the plate with continued support of Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles – part of a multi-year commitment announced last year. The partnership is an exclusive multi-platform marketing strategy to augment the visitor experience while athletes, families and fans stay in the Sarasota area [...]

From the early days of Michael Saunders & Company, we learned that our customers were not just local, but global. It was clear that to best serve those who were coming from the Midwest, Northeast, Canada, or Europe, we were going to have to have national and international affiliations to connect in a meaningful way with those we assist. [...]

Florida's Gulf Coast has seen a string of pretty substantial accolades in the last few weeks.

-Best Place in Florida to Call Home: U.S. News & World Report named it No. 21 on its annual list of 100 best places to live.

- Best Place for Small Business: Sarasota-Bradenton ranked No. 1 by the Small Business Vitality Rankings

- Best Beach in the United States: TripAdvisor named [...]

Set on the Manatee River, Waterlefe Golf and River Club is a unique riverside community in Manatee County where residents don’t have to choose between a lifestyle dedicated to perfecting your golf swing or the joys of leisurely boating down Florida waterways. Located east of I-75 and just north of [...]

Siesta Beach is in the headlines once again! TripAdvisor has named our famed destination the No. 1 beach in the United States in their 2017 Travelers' Choice Awards. They also designated it the No. 5 beach in the world (and the only U.S. beach to rank on the global list). "Siesta Key is no stranger to accolades and the allure of living [...]

In 2016, Michael Saunders & Company celebrated our 40th year in business. Having grown from a small storefront on St. Armands Circle to twenty-four offices in three counties, it has always been our unwavering commitment to customers that has been at the core of Michael Saunders & Company through the decades.  Reaching over $2.48 [...]

With an average year round temperature of 73 degrees, Southwest Florida has a long history with the sport of golf. In fact,  Sarasota was home to one of the first golf courses in the United States when Colonel John Hamilton Gillespie cleared a spot in the woods in 1886 near present-day downtown to build a practice course consisting of two [...]

Continuing with our "Saunders Stories" series, Drayton Saunders, President of Michael Saunders & Company, looks back at the growth of the brokerage over the last four decades.  From [...]