LONGBOAT KEY, Florida—(February 10, 2016)—A Gulf-front home on Longboat Key sold today for $6.2 million.  It was on the market for just over three months. The property, located at 3331 Gulf of Mexico, was listed by Tom Delaney of the Longboat Key South office of Michael Saunders & Company for $6.395 million.  It was sold by Bruce [...]

A waterfront home in the Harbor Acres neighborhood of Sarasota sold this morning for $7.050 million.  The five-bedroom luxury home, which occupies a point of land offering sweeping bay views, was listed for $7.750 million; and placed under contract after only 45 days on the market. The property, located at 1204 Hillview Drive, was [...]

The annual sold report is in and it is with sincere gratitude that we extend our thank you to those who chose Michael Saunders & Company to achieve your real estate goals. Together, our agents reached over $2.73 billion dollars in residential sales volume in 2015 in only three counties - Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte.  This week's [...]

NOKOMIS, Florida—(January 6, 2016)—Last week’s sale of a 4.61-acre parcel of commercial land—located at 102 North Tamiami Trail, in Nokomis—is expected to pave the way for a new 100-room Hilton Home2 Suites to open on the site later this year. Situated on the southwest corner of Tamiami Trail and Albee Road—less than a mile from [...]

2015 was the launch of the all new MSC Blog. After nearly eight years of sharing the latest in Sarasota real estate and lifestyle on TheSaundersblog.com, we gave the blogging experience a complete face-lift in the form of a newly designed, simpler, cleaner, responsive platform. And the MSC Blog saw a lot of action as it was a [...]

Not a day goes by that our agents aren’t out in their neighborhoods and communities introducing newcomers to Southwest Florida.  And not a day goes by that we don’t hear back from one of them with an expression of gratitude for our agent’s help in discovering their perfect place in paradise.  Likewise, seldom does a day go by when we [...]

SARASOTA, Florida—(December 16, 2015)—Michael Saunders, Founder and CEO of Michael Saunders & Company, has been named to the “Inman Top 101,” the magazine’s new ranking of the most influential people in U.S. real estate, it was announced today from Inman’s headquarters in Emeryville, CA. The Inman 101 was assembled to recognize [...]

Our London affiliate, Mayfair International Realty, recently journeyed across the pond to visit the team at Michael Saunders & Company. Nick Churton, Managing Director, and Annette Reeve, Director, toured luxury properties, attended a sales meeting, and met with MSC leadership to discuss the latest trends in international real estate. So what exactly is Mayfair? And how do they keep us connected globally? We’ve got your answers here: [...]

Less than a month ago—on November 9^th—a single painting by Amedeo Modigliani fetched the breathtaking sum of $170.4 million at Christie’s Fine Art Auction House, in New York.  In doing so, it established a new world record for a painting by Modigliani; and achieved one of the highest prices ever paid for a work of art at auction. [...]

Michael Saunders & Company is proud to announce several successful closings and leases made possible through the professional representation of our agents who work each day to fulfill the unique needs of commercial customers in buying, selling, or [...]