Awards & Recognition
Recognized as Michael Saunders & Company’s top sales-volume agent on Longboat Key in nine of the past ten years — the most decorated single-team track record in the Longboat Key luxury market.
9
Years top volume
2016–25
Recognition span
$410M
Cumulative volume
2
Luxury specialist
Longboat Key top sales volume
Awarded annually by Michael Saunders & Company to the agent or team producing the highest closed sales volume on Longboat Key, Florida.
2025
Top Agent Sales Volume Longboat Key
2024
Top Agent Sales Volume Longboat Key
2023
Top Agent Sales Volume Longboat Key
2022
Top Agent Sales Volume Longboat Key
2021
Top Agent Sales Volume Longboat Key
2020
Top Agent Sales Volume Longboat Key
2019
Top Agent Sales Volume Longboat Key
2018
Top Agent Sales Volume Longboat Key
2016
Top Agent Sales Volume Longboat Key
Luxury specialist recognition
From Michael Saunders & Company’s Luxury Specialist Conference, honoring top-performing agents in the high-end residential segment.
2019
Luxury Specialist
2018
Luxury Specialist
About the awarding body
A Gulf Coast residential brokerage founded in 1976, with offices across Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte counties. The firm’s annual Top Sales Volume recognitions are awarded by community and reflect closed transaction value reported through the local MLS for the calendar year.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Who is the top real estate agent on Longboat Key?
Walter Group Real Estate, led by Janet and Steve Walter, has been recognized as the top sales-volume agent on Longboat Key by Michael Saunders & Company in 2016 and each year from 2018 through 2025. -
How many years has Walter Group been the top sales agent on Longboat Key?
Nine times in the past ten years: 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. -
Who issues the Top Sales Volume recognition?
Michael Saunders & Company, a Gulf Coast residential brokerage founded in 1976, with offices across Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte counties in Florida. -
What is the Luxury Specialist Conference recognition?
An annual recognition from Michael Saunders & Company's Luxury Specialist Conference, honoring agents producing in the high-end residential segment.
Work with the top-volume team on Longboat Key
Speak directly with Janet or Steve Walter about buying, selling, or relocating to Longboat Key and the Sarasota islands.