Jennifer White Karp
Managing Editor
Jennifer steers Brick Underground’s editorial coverage of New York City residential real estate and writes articles on market trends and strategies for buyers, sellers, and renters. Jennifer’s 15-year career in New York City real estate journalism includes stints as a writer and editor at The Real Deal and its spinoff publication, Luxury Listings NYC. A longtime Brooklynite who has sworn off basement apartments, she graduated from Wesleyan University and has an MFA in nonfiction writing from the New School.
Posts by Jennifer White Karp:
Brick Underground’s Gross Rent Calculator: How to figure out the rent you’ll actually owe each month
May 8, 2025 - 11:30 AM
Brick Underground’s Gross Rent Calculator helps you figure out how much you are going to pay each month so you can compare apartments accurately and avoid expensive surprises.
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NYC landlords want tenants who earn 40 times the monthly rent. Here are 7 workarounds
April 30, 2025 - 12:30 PM
Here are your options when you don't earn enough to meet a typical NYC landlord's salary requirement of 40 times the monthly rent.
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Private listings: What NYC sellers and buyers need to know about the off-market controversy
April 28, 2025 - 15:15 PM
Major real estate firms are leaning into private listings with new platforms designed to work with a broader number of sellers but the trend is controversial.
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Mansion or not, you can't escape the so-called mansion tax
April 14, 2025 - 10:00 AM
New York's mansion tax kicks in when you buy a condo, co-op, or single-family house for $1 million or more and starts at 1 percent of the purchase price.
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Brooklyn median price nears $1 million but the spring market is a question mark
April 10, 2025 - 12:30 PM
Brooklyn median and average sales prices hit record highs in the first quarter of 2025, according to the latest Elliman Report.
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Manhattan and Brooklyn rents hit new record highs in March
April 10, 2025 - 09:30 AM
NYC rents hit record highs in March, fueled by early competition for apartments, plus concerns about the economic impact of Trump’s new tariffs.
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