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 [...]

Michael Saunders & Company is proud to announce expanded service offerings to military personnel through the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World’s U.S. Military on the Move® program. The program was created to provide active duty, retired military, and wounded warriors with special benefits on real estate services, including a [...]

GENERAL MARKET

The first quarter of 2021 was largely a continuation of the trends that closed out the year prior – low levels of inventory and high levels of demand that gradually bumped up home values 17% and caused a 27.4% decrease in time on market. Throughout the first quarter, however, new listings coming to market are also on an [...]

April is National Fair Housing Month, marking a time for the real estate industry to observe and recognize the passing into U.S. law the Fair Housing Act in 1968. The law prohibits ownership, rental, or financing discrimination due to race, color, religion, nationality, gender, disability, and family status. For [...]

(LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA) -- Unicorp National Developments, Inc., together with the Michael Saunders & Company team are pleased to announce they have now opened sales to the public for The Residences at The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort. Situated on a barrier island just outside of Sarasota, Florida. Longboat Key is renowned for its [...]

As our region adapts to the new way of life since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, our agents continue to answer the call of community needs. From spreading hope to making others smile, to providing significant support to those most affected. In January, [...]

  A message from our CEO and Founder, Michael Saunders, and President, Drayton Saunders: We have an amazing community who will address the current unfolding and necessary measures needed during these unprecedented times to protect the safety and wellbeing of our community.  We endorse safety but not isolation.  We want to stay [...]

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 [...]

In 2019, Michael Saunders & Company Led in Market Share for All Price Points, Luxury and Ultra-High-End Sales

  As reported by third-party MLS data service Trendgraphix, locally owned, independent brokerage Michael Saunders & Company came out of 2019 as the leader in market share for sales volume in all prices ranges across Sarasota, [...]

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 [...]