Michael Saunders & Company® was founded by a woman named Michael in 1976. In 2003 she was joined by her son and business partner Drayton Saunders.

You want to buy or sell property on Florida's Gulf Coast with confidence. You need a skilled, ethical professional committed to earning your trust. You demand the very best.

Both Michael and Drayton are committed to giving you exactly that...

The best.

Our 550+ sales associates represent the talented top of the real estate profession in our market. They are highly trained, deeply knowledgeable and pledged to honor our core values of excellence, integrity, mutual profitability and communication.

You deserve no less.

Our 24 offices along Florida's Gulf Coast are filled with professionals prepared to deliver a full range of real estate services: residential sales, mortgage, title, commercial sales and leasing, relocation, property management, new homes and condominiums and more. The collective talent and experience within our company is unparalleled - and offers unique benefits to you.

Our approach has produced results:

Michael Saunders & Company® helps more Gulf Coast buyers and sellers than any other company
Michael Saunders & Company® agents are more productive than their peers
Michael Saunders & Company® has earned exclusive access to Christie's Great Estates, the world's leading network of luxury brokers

Living, and loving, the Gulf Coast

Michael and Drayton Saunders are second and third generation Sarasotans. They have watched Sarasota grow from an exotic outpost to a cosmopolitan hub. The company they have built is woven into the fabric of this community in a way that is meaningful, sincere, and endlessly beneficial to our clients.

We would be honored to serve you.
Michael Saunders & Company® values
Integrity

Being honest and ethical at all times.
Consistently being fair with all.
Being courteous and respectful with everyone.
Respect confidentiality.
Seeking ways to enhance the lives of others, both organizationally and individually.

Excellence

Being totally committed and consistently enthusiastic about what we do.
Continually improving performance through education and learning experiences.
Uniform policies applied in ways which consistently promote outstanding performance.
Focusing on anticipating and consistently providing exceptional services considered extraordinary by all parties.

Mutual Profitability

Continually focusing on results and performance to make sound business decisions and achieve our goals.
Developing strategies which enable us to succeed and grow, both individually and as an organization.
Taking actions to continually control costs without compromising performance.
Providing working conditions, benefits, recognition, rewards and compensation that are consistent with our company's profitability and growth.
Promoting accountability and responsibility.
Seeking out and capitalizing upon new opportunities.

Communication

Consistently communicating expectations and information in clear, timely, positive and respectful ways with all - including responding back to others.
Consistently demonstrate the spirit of company-wide teamwork.
Understanding and being understood, accepting others and recognizing differences.
Through a consistent quality image in our advertising and company communications/newsletter, educating internally and the public about our company's expertise, successes and real estate trends in ways that benefit all.
Making optimum use of new technologies that improve our communications, decision-making and business practices.