Think you can't find a dreamy waterfront condominium for under $500,000? Think again. A quick search of MichaelSaunders.com had us viewing oodles of attractive options from the islands to the mainland.

6326 Midnight Pass Rd #304, Siesta Key Enjoy life presidential-style from El Presidente, a Gulf-front complex on Siesta Key. And when your [...]

Mom. She does so much for us all year long. With one official day to celebrate how amazing she is, it’s up to us to make it memorable. Here are 10 ways to show you care in Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte Counties: [...]

Last week, as scores of our agents visited MS&C’s newest listings—to personally preview each property and discover its important selling features—not a few did a double take as they scanned their price sheets in advance of touring several island condominiums on [...]

After Sunday night’s Academy Awards, America’s annual season of awards begins to wind down. Naturally, these award shows remind us of all the “best of” accolades that have been regularly bestowed on our region by a number of media organizations. [...]

Trip Advisor has awarded the very best in travel destinations for 2015, and Siesta Beach was named the number one beach in the United States! To celebrate this achievement, we wanted to share a selection of spectacular Siesta Key homes for sale – all of which are only moments away from white sands, warm waters, and stunning sunsets. [...]

It’s Super Bowl Sunday this weekend, and the biggest game of the year calls for the ultimate game day experience. In honor of this (almost) national holiday, we rounded up six mega media rooms in  Sarasota and Manatee homes for sale that score a touchdown when it comes to entertaining. 1726 Questar Lane With a full sports bar, theater [...]

MichaelSaunders.com accumulated over two million visits in 2014. With all that website traffic, we thought it would be interesting to discover which Manatee, Charlotte, and Sarasota homes for sale received the most attention. In comparing this year's top ten with 2013's list of most popular properties, there were certainly similarities but also some surprising differences. In 2014, a [...]

With a weather outlook of sunny skies and temperatures in the 70’s, we’d take any excuse to be outside this weekend. Lucky for us, there are two exceptional outdoor art and culture to choose from: the Sarasota Chalk Festival and the Siesta Key Crystal Classic Master Sandsculpting Competition. The Sarasota Chalk Festival is being held November 14 – 17 in [...]

Not unlike the Dots Per Inch (DPI) that combine to form a vivid printed photograph, Veronika Bajtala looks at her life as a collection of dots. Now a Realtor with Michael Saunders & Company’s Siesta Key office, her journey to this Sarasota barrier island is as unique as the images she captures though her photography lens. And as part of the [...]

It was 6:30 in the morning. Michael Saunders & Company Realtor Connie Lyke Brown’s phone started to ring. “Don’t worry about picking it up,” she told her husband. “If it’s important they’ll leave a message.” She looked over to see that he had already answered the phone. Calling from North Carolina (and a true morning [...]