It is time for Florida residents to start thinking about filing for homestead exemption. In our first newsletter of 2020, we're breaking down the benefits and requirements of this money saving measure. Here is a little refresher, so you can check it off your list. [...]

The third quarter of 2019 saw the same stabilized growth of Q2 in both new inventory and median sales price. Consistent with a slower summer season, demand cooled with a slight bump of activity in August. Home values are up 2%, with average days on market increasing 8%, showing although buyers are taking their time, pricing is in line with [...]

In an effort to promote energy efficiency, PACE financing is becoming available in our area. This allows homeowners to finance qualifying improvements falling under energy efficiency. In this newsletter we discuss what items qualify, the disclosure requirements by the seller and how it will affect closing on a property that is [...]

Since 1976, Michael Saunders & Company has been the known and trusted name in luxury real estate in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties. We proudly present the luxury sales results and applaud our experienced agents for successfully facilitating these transactions in the third quarter of 2019. Michael Saunders & Company also thanks [...]

Knowing and understanding the importance of critical dates in a contract are necessary to avoid risk and liability — not only to a buyer, but to the agent and the brokerage. In this blog, we address the most commonly seen risks and potential liability when writing a 2-week contract in a real-life example recently closed by [...]

Since 1976, Michael Saunders & Company has been the known and trusted name in luxury real estate in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties. We proudly present the luxury sales results and applaud our experienced agents for successfully facilitating these transactions in the second quarter of 2019. Michael Saunders & Company also thanks [...]

Waterfront property is a staple of the Southwest Florida region. In fact, it is the entity on which Michael Saunders & Company was founded in 1976. We'd venture so far to say had Aristotle been around today and found his vacation home on our beloved Gulf Coast, "the good life" would have most certainly entailed waking up to a bay, marina [...]

Heralded nationally as the "Year of the Buyer" for both the general and luxury markets, the Gulf Coast real estate market entered 2019 with mixed results but picked up momentum as the first quarter drew to a close. As seen throughout the second half of 2018, a healthy pace of inventory creation carried throughout the entire quarter with [...]

As in previous years, the fourth and final quarter was largely a continuation of the market behavior seen in Q3, with inventory levels slightly outpacing demand and a balancing of the median sales price that peaked in the middle of the quarter before tapering down. In this quarterly report, we're taking a look at the three driving factors [...]