In January 2014, the MSC Foundation convened for a grant giving ceremony honoring twenty-seven local organizations whose dedication and hard work contribute to making the Gulf Coast a better community for those who live here. At that time, we wanted to delve a little deeper and find out how the efforts of our Michael Saunders & Company agents and staff directly affect certain organizations and individuals. We took the opportunity to interview three grant recipients and Foundation contributors.  Watch [...]

One of the most eagerly-awaited trends in the region’s real estate market appears to finally be taking hold.  For the past six months, the overall inventory of properties for sale throughout Sarasota and Manatee Counties has risen steadily; providing a good measure of relief from the acute shortage that has stymied buyers for nearly two years. [...]

No matter how you slice it, 2013 was an exceptional year for Southwest Florida’s housing market.  In fact, the Sarasota Association of Realtors has officially reported its second most productive year ever in terms of the total number of properties sold.  Indeed, were it not for the shortfall in available properties that these many months [...]

• Combined sales of single-family homes and condominiums throughout Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte Counties during the month of December were up nearly 18% compared with November; and by 1.6% compared with last December. • The overall inventory of properties is up by 10.3% compared with a year ago. There is currently a 5.1-month [...]

Living on Florida's Gulf Coast, we are used to seeing the beauty of the natural world all around us. Sometimes though, the beauty of things that you can’t see is what really counts. This past Friday, MSC agents and staff gathered at the [...]

In 2013 there were over 2 million visits to michaelsaunders.com.  With so many views of Manatee, Charlotte, and Sarasota homes for sale, we were curious just which properties on the Gulf Coast attracted the most attention. Here they are in reverse order: 10. 3315 Bayshore Rd This Sarasota estate in the Museum area is a true hidden gem [...]