Cyberthreats: Avoid becoming a statistic

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Throughout October, we’ll offer helpful tips to safeguard your information – whether buying, selling, or introducing new smart home technology. Please join us in raising awareness for this initiative. Do your part, #BeCyberSmart [...]

 Life on Florida’s Suncoast remained fast-paced in the second quarter of 2021. Our sales associates were busy and seasonal visitors seemed to stay a little longer into summer possibly making up for lost time. Home sales continued strong, and Michael Saunders & Company ended the quarter number one in sales volume for both the luxury and [...]

In 2020, the MSC Foundation set forth a goal to celebrate its 10^th anniversary by reaching $1 million in grant distribution funds by the end of 2021. Ambitious yet confident in the efforts, the Foundation felt sure the goal would be met by December for its year-end calculations. With pride, awe and honor, the MSC Foundation announced in [...]

  Since January 2020, hundreds of thousands have relocated to Florida for the desirable weather and lifestyle preferences, calling it their new permanent residence. If this is true for you and you're a new homeowner, you should consider filing Homestead Exemption. Homestead Exemption entitles qualifying homeowners a deductible up to [...]

Without a doubt, our veterans deserve the utmost respect and support, every day of the year. Michael Saunders & Company wants to share our gratitude for all those who have served. [...]

Michael Saunders & Company is proud to announce expanded service offerings to military personnel through the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World’s U.S. Military on the Move® program. The program was created to provide active duty, retired military, and wounded warriors with special benefits on real estate services, including a [...]

GENERAL MARKET

The first quarter of 2021 was largely a continuation of the trends that closed out the year prior – low levels of inventory and high levels of demand that gradually bumped up home values 17% and caused a 27.4% decrease in time on market. Throughout the first quarter, however, new listings coming to market are also on an [...]

Living on the Southern Gulf Coast comes with a fortune of environmental beauty, where we can appreciate paradise views, nature preserves, and wildlife year-round. In honor of Earth Day on April [...]

April is National Fair Housing Month, marking a time for the real estate industry to observe and recognize the passing into U.S. law the Fair Housing Act in 1968. The law prohibits ownership, rental, or financing discrimination due to race, color, religion, nationality, gender, disability, and family status. For [...]

One of the more prominent customer questions to come out of the acceleration of our Gulf Coast real estate market is "what makes today different from the boom years of the early 2000s?" Looking just at the numbers without context, it's easy to understand how it could look like we're headed toward a bubble. Drayton Saunders, President of [...]