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		<title>Saunders Luxury Sales Report for July 24, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Ward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Saunders &#038; Company is proud to announce two closings made possible through the professional representation of our agents, who work each day to fulfill the unique needs of homebuyers and sellers.  For the week ending July 24, 2010, the properties below sold for over $1 million.

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		<title>Saunders Luxury Sales report for July 17, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Ward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Saunders &#038; Company is proud to announce several closings made possible through the professional representation of our agents, who work each day to fulfill the unique needs of homebuyers and sellers. For the week ending July 17, 2010 the properties below sold ]]></description>
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		<title>Saunders Luxury Sales Report for July 10, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Ward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Saunders &#038; Company is proud to announce several closings made possible through the professional representation of our agents, who work each day to fulfill the unique needs of homebuyers and sellers. For the week ending July 10, 2010 the below properties sold for over $1 million.
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		<title>Saunders Luxury Sales Report for July 3, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Ward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Saunders &#038; Company is proud to announce ten successful closings made possible through the professional representation of our agents, who work each day to fulfill the unique needs of homebuyers nad sellers. For the week ending July 3, 2010, ten properties sold for over $1 million.

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		<title>Saunders Commercial Sale and Lease Report for June 26, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Ward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Saunders &#038; Company is proud to announce a  successful closing made possible through the professional representation of our agents, who work each day to fulfill the unique needs of commercial buyers, leasers, and sellers. For the week ending June 26, 2010, 1 property was leased.

LEASE

Buyer/landlord:  Ernest &#038; Loretta Ritz
Seller/tenant:  ALA Restaurant, Inc.
Address:  27 N. Lemon Avenue, Sarasota, FL  34236
Type of Space:  3,636 SF Restaurant Space
Term of Lease:  3 year lease
Aggregate of Lease:  $173,517.00
List Side:  Linda Emery and Eric Massey of Michael Saunders &#038; Company
Sales Side:  Kathy Wilkes of Horizon Realty]]></description>
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		<title>Saunders Luxury Sales Report for June 26, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Ward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Saunders &#038; Company is proud to announce a  successful closing made possible through the professional representation of our agents, who work each day to fulfill the unique needs of homebuyers and sellers. For the week ending June 26, 2010, 1 property sold for over $1 million.

Jan and Mel Goldsmith and Mirta Matheu Klauber of Michael Saunders &#038; Company closed a sale on a Gulf front condominium on Longboat Key boasting amazing views of gulf waters and golf courses and just steps away from pristine white beaches. Jan and Mel represented the seller, who sold the home for $1,075,000 on June 21, 2010. Mirta represented the buyer, who will be enjoying the condominium's heated pool and spa, tennis courts, state-of-the-art exercise facilities, and other luxurious offerings.]]></description>
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		<title>Seven of 11 top Sarasota luxury agents work for Michael Saunders</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Ward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given its dominance of the luxury real estate market so far this year, it is not surprising that seven of the 11 top agents in the Sarasota market work for Michael Saunders &#038; Associates.

Court records show that one of the firm’s agents, Linda Dickinson, is this year’s most successful saleswoman when it comes to properties valued at $1 million or more.

Dickinson was the listing agent on three properties that sold for a total of $3.75 million and represented the buyers on three more properties that sold for $16.1 million.]]></description>
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		<title>Saunders Luxury Sales Report for June 12, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/4325/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Ward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Saunders &#038; Company is proud to announce a successful closing made possible through the professional representation of our agents, who work each day to fulfill the unique needs of homebuyers and sellers. For the week ending June 12, 2010, one property sold for over $1 million.

Stacy Haas and Judy Nimz of Michael Saunders &#038; Company closed a sale on a property in Sarasota conveniently located just minutes away from downtown by land and from Marina Jack's by sea. Stacy represented the seller, who sold the waterfront home for $2,000,000 on June 10, 2010. Judy represented the seller, who will soon be entertaining guests with an outdoor kitchen, pool, and spa.]]></description>
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		<title>Saunders Commercial Sale and Lease Report for June 12, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Ward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Saunders &#038; Company is proud to announce 3  successful closings made possible through the professional representation of our agents, who work each day to fulfill the unique needs of commercial buyers, leasers, and sellers. For the week ending June 12, 2010, 3 properties were leased.]]></description>
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		<title>Saunders Luxury Sales Report for May 29, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Ward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Saunders &#038; Company is proud to announce a number of successful closings made possible through the professional representation of our agents, who work each day to fulfill the unique needs of homebuyers and sellers. For the week ending May 22, 2010, a total of four properties priced between $1,250,000 and $4,950,000 sold in Sarasota County.

Tom Cail, Jason Grande and Saint Cacchiotti of Michael Saunders &#038; Company closed a sale on a waterfront estate on Siesta Key providing direct bay access from a dock. Saint represented the seller, who sold the home for $3,000,000 on May 28, 2010. Tom and Jason represented the buyer, who will be able to enjoy outdoor entertaining with a complete summer kitchen on the terrace.]]></description>
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