On August 17th, 2024, new real estate industry standards went into effect.

HERE IS WHAT THIS MEANS FOR HOMEBUYERS:  

• When working with your agent, you will sign a written agreement before touring a home.

• This agreement, called the Exclusive Buyer Broker Agreement (EBBA), will explicitly outline services and fees. This ensures both

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Founder and CEO, Michael Saunders, has been recognized in Sarasota Magazine's prestigious "Women of Influence" feature. This honor celebrates the remarkable women who have shaped our community through their leadership, innovation, and dedication. Michael's inclusion in this esteemed group highlights her significant contributions to the [...]

  SARASOTA, FL (July 18, 2024) – Jennifer Linehan, one of Sarasota’s top-performing real estate advisors, is returning to Michael Saunders & Company. In 2021, Linehan negotiated the highest residential sale ever recorded in Sarasota and Manatee Counties. With nearly two decades of experience in the Sarasota real estate market, she [...]

Michael Saunders & Company’s real estate agent Jimmy Dean’s son, Clark Dean, has secured a spot in the Men's Eight boat for the Paris Olympics. Competing in the 2024 World Rowing Final Olympic & Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland, Clark's boat finished first, guaranteeing their qualification. Clark, who also [...]

Annual Sales Meeting Focuses on Company Culture, AI Integration, and Realtor Value

SARASOTA, FL (May 23, 2024) — Local independent brokerage Michael Saunders & Company held its annual sales meeting at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota on May 16^th. The theme of the event was “Culture, Commitment, and Collaboration.” Celebrating its 48th year [...]

A Comprehensive Training Program Designed for Agent Success

 SARASOTA, FL (May 1, 2024) — Michael Saunders & Company is proud to announce the launch of MSC Success Academy, an extensive training program designed to empower agents with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to achieve the highest level of success in their real estate [...]

A new 49-unit downtown workforce housing community called On the Park is being developed, with half of its apartments reserved for employees of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s office. The project is led by One Stop Housing and will be located on School Avenue across from Payne Park, on land donated by real estate businesswoman Michael [...]

Toni Schemmel, a former longtime marketing director and Realtor® with the Schemmel Soda Group and Premier Sotheby’s International, and Mette Milland, a luxury Realtor® with a background as a corporate executive, have joined Michael Saunders & Company as a real estate agent team in the Main Street office. “We are thrilled to welcome [...]

Founder and CEO Michael Saunders received the prestigious Global Leadership Award during the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Global Symposium, which took place September 27-29 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The 2023 conference attracted top real estate professionals affiliated with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® [...]

With the National Hurricane Center predicting that Idalia will be a Category 3 hurricane when it makes landfall early Wednesday somewhere along Florida’s Gulf Coast, now is the time to make sure your storm preparations are in place if you haven’t already done so. Even if Idalia doesn’t hit our tri-county area, some of its effects will [...]