Michael Saunders & Company is the name to know and trust in luxury real estate for Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte Counties. In the first quarter of 2017, 35% of all luxury sales (categorized as $1 million and up) involved Michael Saunders & Company agents. In Sarasota alone, 40% of the luxury sales that took place between January and March 2017 involved MSC agents. Looking at the numbers, luxury sales are [...]

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," [...]

From the early days of Michael Saunders & Company, we learned that our customers were not just local, but global. It was clear that to best serve those who were coming from the Midwest, Northeast, Canada, or Europe, we were going to have to have national and international affiliations to connect in a meaningful way with those we assist. [...]

Florida's Gulf Coast has seen a string of pretty substantial accolades in the last few weeks.

-Best Place in Florida to Call Home: U.S. News & World Report named it No. 21 on its annual list of 100 best places to live.

- Best Place for Small Business: Sarasota-Bradenton ranked No. 1 by the Small Business Vitality Rankings

- Best Beach in the United States: TripAdvisor named [...]

Set on the Manatee River, Waterlefe Golf and River Club is a unique riverside community in Manatee County where residents don’t have to choose between a lifestyle dedicated to perfecting your golf swing or the joys of leisurely boating down Florida waterways. Located east of I-75 and just north of [...]

Siesta Beach is in the headlines once again! TripAdvisor has named our famed destination the No. 1 beach in the United States in their 2017 Travelers' Choice Awards. They also designated it the No. 5 beach in the world (and the only U.S. beach to rank on the global list). "Siesta Key is no stranger to accolades and the allure of living [...]

With an average year round temperature of 73 degrees, Southwest Florida has a long history with the sport of golf. In fact,  Sarasota was home to one of the first golf courses in the United States when Colonel John Hamilton Gillespie cleared a spot in the woods in 1886 near present-day downtown to build a practice course consisting of two [...]

In collaboration with the Sarasota Herald Tribune on February 11th, we are proud to be the presenting sponsor of BuilderFest, bringing together some of the region's most prominent home builders in a public forum. Homeowners and would be homeowners are invited to join us for a day filled with interesting panel discussions about [...]

Continuing with our "Saunders Stories" series, Drayton Saunders, President of Michael Saunders & Company, looks back at the growth of the brokerage over the last four decades.  From [...]

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! [...]