RE/MAX Agent Chrissy Ingersoll Honored as 2025 Agent of the Year
RE/MAX Bayshore agent Chrissy Ingersoll has been named Aspire North Realtors’ 2025 Agent of the Year, recognizing decades of professional service and community involvement across Grand Traverse County. Her long tenure and leadership roles, including vice president of the Forest Area School Board, reinforce local real estate expertise and civic engagement at a time when housing and school issues remain central to the county's economy.
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Aspire North Realtors awarded its 2025 Agent of the Year honor to Chrissy Ingersoll of RE/MAX Bayshore, highlighting a career that spans more than 30 years in the local real estate industry and a sustained commitment to community service. The recognition cites professionalism, integrity and community service as the criteria for the award, distinguishing Ingersoll among her peers across the region.
Ingersoll’s professional experience in Grand Traverse County provides continuity for homebuyers, sellers and other market participants navigating changing conditions. Her three decades-plus in the business means she has worked through multiple market cycles, from boom years to downturns, and this institutional knowledge can help local residents make informed housing decisions. For a community where home values, property taxes and school quality are closely linked, experienced agents often play a stabilizing role in the housing market by advising on pricing, timing and local zoning or school-district considerations.
Beyond real estate transactions, Ingersoll serves as vice president of the Forest Area School Board, a position that places her at the intersection of education policy and local economic outcomes. School governance influences family decisions about where to live, drives demand for certain neighborhoods, and factors into long-term property values. Her dual role as an educator-leader and broker underscores the connection between civic leadership and the county’s housing dynamics.
Ingersoll is also active in supporting area nonprofits, contributing time and resources to local charitable efforts. Such volunteerism builds social capital that benefits the county’s economy in less visible but important ways: by strengthening nonprofit services that address housing insecurity, youth development and community health—each of which affects labor supply, consumer demand and municipal fiscal pressures over time.
For residents, the award serves as both recognition of a familiar local professional and an indicator of the standards upheld by the region’s real estate community. In a market where affordability, inventory and interest-rate movements shape household budgets, local expertise can matter for first-time buyers, downsizers and long-term homeowners alike. Ingersoll’s award from a regional Realtor organization signals to consumers and colleagues that sustained client-focused work and civic engagement are valued attributes in local market leadership.
As Grand Traverse County continues to address housing affordability and school funding questions, the role of experienced professionals who bridge private-market knowledge and public service will remain significant. Ingersoll’s recognition this year highlights one common pathway by which local leaders influence both neighborhood outcomes and broader economic resilience.
