For 42 years, Michael Saunders & Company has been proudly independent with no intention of ever changing that. This is mostly derived from Michael Saunders, CEO and Founder, starting the business in 1976 when, as a woman, you had to be strong, you had to be determined, and you had to make your own path. Over the years, the company has had [...]

The MSC Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Michael Saunders & Company, completed its summer grant distribution cycle this week, providing 41 non-profit organizations throughout the Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte Counties with $58,390 collectively. With contributions from more than [...]

Beyond providing Manatee, Charlotte, and Sarasota real estate services, Michael Saunders & Company is engaged in many layers of the community across Florida's Gulf Coast. As an independent brokerage in business for over four decades, we are proud to participate, volunteer, and give back to many local organizations. In our latest Saunders [...]

The Tampa Bay Business Journal announced its finalists for the 2015 “Business Woman of the Year” and our Founder and CEO, Michael Saunders, is among the accomplished women of southwest Florida recognized for this prestigious honor. Fifty women in categories ranging from Entrepreneur to Technology were selected as finalists. Michael, [...]

Prosperity is back in bloom throughout Southwest Florida; and its reach extends to the entire Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte Counties region.  For this we can all be enormously thankful. John F. Kennedy often used the adage, “A rising tide lifts all boats,” to suggest that all members of a community benefit when their shared economy [...]

With picture perfect weather along the Gulf Coast, April is one of the busiest months of the year. We have compiled a list of not-to-be-missed events that will have you rubbing elbows with stars, seeing provocative live theater, and maybe even catching a home run! [...]

The MSC Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Michael Saunders and Company, held its mid-year grant giving ceremony on Thursday, July 17^th at the company’s Lakewood Ranch location. During a period of giving from January to June 2014, MSC agents and staff raised a total of $34,250 which was distributed among 33 local nonprofit [...]

We believe the Gulf Coast is an exceptional place and are committed to improving the lives in the communities we serve. With every real estate transaction, many of our Michael Saunders & Company agents elect to make a contribution to the MSC Foundation. The MSC staff can also elect to give a percentage of their paycheck or a one-time [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]