Not a day goes by that our agents aren’t out in their neighborhoods and communities introducing newcomers to Southwest Florida.  And not a day goes by that we don’t hear back from one of them with an expression of gratitude for our agent’s help in discovering their perfect place in paradise.  Likewise, seldom does a day go by when we [...]

SARASOTA, Florida—(December 16, 2015)—Michael Saunders, Founder and CEO of Michael Saunders & Company, has been named to the “Inman Top 101,” the magazine’s new ranking of the most influential people in U.S. real estate, it was announced today from Inman’s headquarters in Emeryville, CA. The Inman 101 was assembled to recognize [...]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is opening in movie theaters this weekend. In honor of this momentous cinematic occasion, we thought it would be fun to imagine selling homes from the Star Wars universe. With that said, we have written 3 property descriptions for some of the iconic abodes in the legendary movie series. May the force be with [...]

Less than a month ago—on November 9^th—a single painting by Amedeo Modigliani fetched the breathtaking sum of $170.4 million at Christie’s Fine Art Auction House, in New York.  In doing so, it established a new world record for a painting by Modigliani; and achieved one of the highest prices ever paid for a work of art at auction. [...]

It was a day-long event never before seen on this side of the Atlantic; and definitely a first for Sarasota—if not our hemisphere.  So naturally we arrived at last year’s American debut of “PINC” bristling with excitement and high expectations, even though most of us had absolutely no clue what to expect. At day’s end, however, [...]

Michael Saunders & Company is proud to announce several successful closings and leases made possible through the professional representation of our agents who work each day to fulfill the unique needs of commercial customers in buying, selling, or [...]

There have been so many articles comparing “owning vs. renting” that a Google search of the phrase yields page after page of results.  Clearly, if you are at a crossroads trying to decide which of the two housing paths to take, there is no shortage of advice and information to guide your thinking. [...]

This time last year, the buzz throughout Southwest Florida’s commercial real estate market focused on the pending debut of the Mall at University Town Center; and whether its opening would establish a new center of gravity for the region’s retail sector. Last week, even as the mall celebrated a successful first year, the fear that it [...]

Decisions. Decisions. Shopping for a Manatee, Charlotte, or Sarasota home for sale should always be a rewarding experience. But with inventories of existing homes stuck in low, many buyers are choosing new construction as a way to create their own unique spaces. For those unacquainted with the process, how one buys a parcel of land—then [...]

What “normal” means, in a market as active and in-demand as ours has been in recent years, is subject to interpretation.  But one could reasonably argue that home prices in the [...]