Leading luxury real estate team rejoins the market leader in Southwest Florida

The Fox Leiter Team, recognized as one of the region's most successful real estate teams, has announced their return to Michael Saunders & Company. With decades of combined experience in the Sarasota luxury market, they bring extensive market knowledge and proven [...]

  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 [...]

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 [...]

The DeLieto Team of Michael Saunders & Company Commercial has sold a .75-acre property at 100 S. Washington Blvd. for $6 million. Located on the eastern edge of downtown, the building was leased by Michael Saunders & Company for 27 years until last May. The DeLieto Team represented the seller, Hyatt and Cici Brown Revocable Trust of Daytona [...]

Michael Saunders & Company’s agent services teams, executives, title division, commercial advisors and developer services team moved in May, consolidating under one roof at the Wells Fargo Advisors Building at 1605 Main St. in downtown Sarasota. Approximately 75 employees now occupy the building’s entire [...]

When the Ritz-Carlton Hotel broke ground in Sarasota in 1999 with the innovative idea of having 50 upper-floor residences for sale, they aligned with Michael Saunders & Company to sell the luxury lifestyle the Ritz-Carlton was offering. Now, 23 years and 4 Ritz-Carlton Residence brands later (with a 5th on the way), Michael Saunders & [...]

Along the Suncoast, we do not need snow to embrace the spirit of the holidays; from city streets lined with lights, cheerful music playing in shops, to reliving the traditions that bring families together. When the holiday festivities draw near, we can all feel the excitement brewing. Our communities are rich in culture and creativity, [...]

Symbolizing hope and positivity going into the new year, MSC Foundation council members virtually united in December 2020 to award a total of $66,500 to local organizations. This marked the largest contribution since the formation of the Foundation in 2011. Embarking on its [...]

Much has happened since our spring issue of SaundersBest. In the days since – we’ve all been touched by the Covid-19 pandemic - that sadly took many lives- causing great heartache while affecting worldwide economic conditions. It is heartbreaking to see the toll of personal loss and financial hardship that this pandemic has caused [...]

The Trend in Suncoast’s Real Estate – Still Hot and Getting Hotter. The month of August in Florida is known for its notoriously hot weather. As Floridians – whether we’re born here or have found our way to paradise decades ago from the Midwest – or last year from the Big Apple – the weather is something we all get used to. [...]