Since the beginning of Michael Saunders & Company in 1976, establishing strong connections to outstanding international affiliates has always been a priority. Our extended family of independently owned brokerages through Reliance Relocation allows us to be a global force for our customers and our sales associates. This is why we are excited [...]

Without a doubt, our veterans deserve the utmost respect and support, every day of the year. Michael Saunders & Company wants to share our gratitude for all those who have served. [...]

Michael Saunders & Company proudly announces our recognition as the Marketing Contest Brand Builder and Company Brand & Property Advertising Award Winner presented at the Leading Real Estate Companies of the [...]

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 [...]

It’s not news when the nightly weather forecaster recites the expected daily highs of 92 degrees for August and September along our Suncoast. We Floridians hardly notice. The same is true in the real estate market – come August and September where our market usually cools down a bit – even while the climate outside is [...]

The newest issue of SaundersBest is a look ahead. In some ways, it was a different world when we sent our spring/summer issue of SaundersBest Magazine to press earlier this year. COVID-19 had yet to constrain and challenge us. We were not sheltering in place. Businesses were bustling. Our focus for the issue was on the dawn of a new [...]

The fourth quarter of 2019 continued to build upon the positive growth and buyer energy seen in previous quarters showing pending sales up 6.7%, closed sales up 5.4% and median price appreciating 2%. Inventory remains down slightly, both overall and in new listings coming to market, with single-family homes taking the brunt of that [...]

State of the Market

The tri-county area commercial market posted strong market fundamentals through 2019 for all property types. Looking back at the year and similar to 2017 and 2018, the largest commercial sales in the market involved multi-family properties. Overall office rents increased throughout the year. New industrial/flex [...]

It was with great pride that Michael Saunders & Company leadership, staff and agents gathered at the Lakewood Ranch office on January 15^th for the MSC Foundation year-end grant distribution event. Also in attendance were more than 70 individuals, representing 52 local non-profit organizations throughout Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte [...]