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- ↑ "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2012" (PDF). myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ "Q&A with Dean Saunders, CCIM | CCIM Institute". www.ccim.com.
- ↑ "People & changes: Dean Saunders named 2022 nation president of Realtors Land Institute". The Ledger. December 10, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Local Broker Dean Saunders Wins National Award - Central Florida Development Council". April 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Land man: Profile of Dean Saunders". Florida Trend.
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