With over 1,000 new residents moving to the state of Florida each month, our latest video series will travel across Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte Counties to ask real residents one question: [...]

The Sarasota area continues to grow and thrive in exciting ways. Read on to discover new spots for sweet treats, baseball and more!

Doughnuts on Deck

A new doughnut shop is coming to East Ringling Boulevard! The Five-O Donut Co will serve up classic and filled varieties, with gluten-free and vegan options too. The shop is the latest sweet [...]

Curious how the housing market is performing along Florida's Gulf Coast? We are bringing you everything you need to know about Manatee, Charlotte, or Sarasota real estate from the first quarter of 2017. Watch our MSC Market Report delivered by Drayton Saunders, President of Michael Saunders & Company and read on for more details.

Taking a Look at the [...]

Ask anyone to describe life in Sarasota and it's likely you'll hear "arts and culture" in their very first sentence. Beyond being known for our beaches, Sarasota County is a community rich with live theater, concerts, ballet, opera, galleries, museums and even, the circus! "Sarasota is clearly the cultural mecca of Florida," [...]

Don't let spending Valentine's Day in Southwest Florida catch you unawares! Mark this romantic occasion with the perfect date planned for you and your sweetheart. We are offering up our top 10 romantic ideas to make this Valentine's Day a memorable one! [...]

Thanks to the beautiful weather of Florida’s Gulf Coast, baseball in Sarasota has been a fixture for nearly a century. Every year, beginning in late February through early April, Major League teams gather from across the United States for spring training. Prepping for the start of the regular season, players relish the extra time to [...]

MichaelSaunders.com received over 11.5 million views in 2016. Of that number, there were certain homes for sale that saw the most online love and we thought it would be fun to share the top ten (plus a bonus #11). That said, there were some surprises this year. Typically, the top-viewed homes [...]

The holidays have arrived! What better place to enjoy the season than Florida's Gulf Coast where the holiday spirit is in full swing from Lakewood Ranch to Longboat Key and Boca Grande to Bradenton. We are bringing you a selection of our favorite events, attractions, and performances to bring in good cheer. [...]

Whether it's a waterfront vista or a sleek gourmet kitchen, we all know what we love in a home. And when it comes to luxury homes for sale, our experience listing and selling more properties priced $1 million and above than any other brokerage places us in a unique position to really understand the desires of today's luxury consumer. In [...]

  It is no secret that Michael Saunders & Company commands the luxury market in Southwest Florida real estate. For more than 40 years, we have represented and sold the region’s most desirable properties – experience counts. We are proud to market nationally and internationally distinctive properties with endless water views and [...]