It was 6:30 in the morning. Michael Saunders & Company Realtor Connie Lyke Brown’s phone started to ring. “Don’t worry about picking it up,” she told her husband. “If it’s important they’ll leave a message.” She looked over to see that he had already answered the phone. Calling from North Carolina (and a true morning [...]

How does a hotel that hasn’t been built yet pay dividends to the region nearly two years before welcoming its first paying guests? Virginia Haley, president of Visit Sarasota—the county’s lead tourism bureau—knows the answer.  Moments before joining other civic leaders at last week’s groundbreaking for the new Westin Sarasota [...]

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 buyers, leasers and sellers. For the week ending September 13, 2014:   [...]

Michael Saunders & Company is proud to announce several closings made possible through the professional representation of our agents, who work each day to fulfill the unique needs of homebuyers and sellers. For the week ending September 20, 2014 the properties below sold for over $1 million.   [...]

How do you tell the story of a unique property in a way that is interesting while also defining the essence of the house and the community? Well, if you live in Sarasota, where the sea and sky marries arts and culture, then the canvas for creativity is as endless as the shimmering Gulf horizon. Such was the background for a recent [...]

Michael Saunders & Company is proud to announce several closings made possible through the professional representation of our agents, who work each day to fulfill the unique needs of homebuyers and sellers. For the week ending September 6, 2014 the properties below sold for over $1 million.   [...]

Southwest Florida gets real quiet, real quickly, once the last of our winter visitors depart. Among other things, the resulting calm offers a respite for real estate agents who can finally catch their breath before regrouping for next season’s onslaught of buyers. This year, however, the onslaught never took a holiday. With prices on [...]

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 buyers, leasers and sellers. For the week ending August 30, 2014:   [...]

With a passion for where we live, work, and play, Michael Saunders & Company is committed to improving the lives of others within our community. Through the assistance of the MSC Foundation, our team of agents and staff generously contribute to well-deserving local charities.  This month spotlights two non-profit organizations which [...]

Your Life. Your Lens.

Do you love being on the Gulf Coast as much as we do? No one can paint the picture of our incredible lifestyle as well as you can. If you spend time in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte County, or beyond, we invite you to be part of [...]