About Me

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Prior to joining Michael Saunders & Company, Alison lived and worked in New York City for 17 years, where she managed showroom sales for various fashion designers. She relocated to the West of the Trail area of Sarasota in 2002 and began to build her extensive knowledge of the local real estate market with a special focus on luxury properties.
Alison and her husband recently closed a cherished chapter, selling their 1924 Spanish Mediterranean home West of the Trail where they raised their two daughters, and have since embraced an exciting new lifestyle in a Downtown townhome enjoying the perfect blend of walkability and waterfront proximity. Giving back to the community remains close to Alison's heart, and she is grateful for the opportunity to do so through her church and her local public elementary school.
Outside of assisting buyers and sellers with their real estate goals, Alison's interests include travel, cooking, reading, and outdoor fitness activities, all of which reflect the active and vibrant Sarasota lifestyle she loves and knows so well.
Awards
- 2014 President's Award Recipient
- 2016 Circle of Excellence Award Recipient
- 2017 Masters Award Recipient
- 2019 Masters Award Recipient
- 2020 Presidents Award Recipient
- 2021 Presidents Award Recipient
- 2022 Masters Award Recipient
- 2023 Presidents Award Recipient
- 2024 Masters Award Recipient
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Testimonials
We recently bought a home in Palmer Ranch and sold our home at The Landings. We used Alison Elizalde as our agent. Alison provided us with valuable insight, and advice as we navigated the buying and selling process. Her expertise and market savvy were integral making this an incredibly successful and stress free process and outcome. We would highly recommend Alison and her team at Michael Saunders to any friends or family looking for professional real estate services here in Southwest Florida.
We were referred to Alison from one of our neighbors and our experience selling our house could not have been any better. Alison is super responsive, very knowledgeable and provided excellent advice throughout the process. We had moved out of the state and were able to do everything seamlessly. Alison took care of any on-site needs and helped us establish a sales price that ended up being exactly where it needed to be. The photography and marketing piece that she put together showcased all of the best qualities of the property and definitely helped increase its value. Alison was always available by cell phone and even accessible when she had an overseas trip scheduled. She had a colleague available to assist, but amazingly we heard directly from her despite timezone differences. We can’t say enough good things and would use her again in a heartbeat. If you need a great real estate agent, we highly recommend Alison - you won’t be disappointed.
Alison was professional, warm, and extremely thorough in helping us find our new home in Sarasota. In reviewing neighborhoods and “sample” houses, she quickly and accurately determined our tastes. When we were able to see houses in person, her comments and evaluations were extremely helpful. When it came time to make an offer and complete the transaction, we are convinced that it was Alison’s negotiating skills and her overall respectful, professional, and kind manner that ultimately made the transaction a success. Her follow-through continued even after the close. We feel that Alison truly had our best interests at heart and did not waver in representing us! We love our new home and our welcome to Sarasota could not have been more positive thanks to Alison.
Alison is wonderful, she sold me my condo on Siesta Key in 2009 and we have been in touch since. She helped me when I was deciding on whether to move to a condo in downtown Sarasota, or a community such as Sunrise Preserve or to a home not affiliated with an HOA. She has been patient since it was a few years before I retired that I started my search. I always recommend her to family and friends who are house hunting. Alison is patient and listens to the customer, she adapts her style to the customer's style so I felt very comfortable taking her advice since I knew she had my best interest at heart. I lived in the NY and NJ area all my life and have had realtors who just didn't listen and that is the worst because I felt they just wanted their commission and didn't care if I were happy or not. Alison is the antithesis of this type of realtor, she really does care. Home buying, as you well know, is about the biggest purchase a person/family can make and it is not easy. Alison helped relieve the stress of this life-changing decision, especially since I was relocating from NJ to Sarasota. I have found a great realtor and a good friend and you should know how great she is.
Alison took over all sales details with little effort on our part. Having a person like Alison working with us, long-distance, made the transition from seller to buyer with little effort. We would not ever hesitate to recommend Alison to future sellers. She was excellent to work with and took all the work away from us.

