Meet Audra

Audra Jackson

REALTOR®

Email Address

[email protected]
Primary Phone

(231) 835-1650
Address

710 US-31, Elk Rapids MI, 49629
License Number
#6501402998

Audra was born and raised in Livonia, Michigan. She attended Hillsdale College and the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird). Upon receiving her Master’s Degree in International Management, she moved to Europe where she had a successful career in banking as a derivative trader for JP Morgan and Barclays Capital in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, and Johannesburg.

In 2005, she retired from banking and moved to Islamorada in the Florida Keys. There, she opened a yoga studio and focused on being a mother to two young children. While living in the Keys, she spent summers in northern Michigan, at the family cottage on Wolf Lake. In 2014, Audra purchased a farm in Leelanau County outside of Traverse City and relocated permanently in 2015 with her two children, Téa and Luca. Her daughter Téa is an accomplished equestrian having competed at a high level as a junior rider. She is a graduate of Traverse City Central High School, currently studying at the University of Michigan and helping with the real estate business in the summer. Her son Luca is a sophomore at Traverse City Central High School and plays varsity soccer and travel hockey. Together they enjoy traveling and anything outdoors, including fly fishing, scuba diving, and skiing.

Audra began her real estate journey in 2016, helping friends and family relocate to northern Michigan. Her passion for the northern Michigan lifestyle and knowledge of the local area has helped her to build a successful word-of-mouth business. Additionally, she is a member of the management team at Traverse City Horse Shows, an international horse show held in Williamsburg, just east of Traverse City, for 13 weeks each summer. Through this role, she has had the opportunity to work with many equestrians looking to make Traverse City their summer base.

She specializes in working remotely with clients to help them find their dream property, often sight unseen. Her group, Great Lakes Equestrian Realty, is part of Exit Northern Shores and is the Exclusive Real Estate Partner of the Traverse City Horse Show.