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:
Fighting over gym time slots, buying a house in Hudson Valley, & more
December 4, 2020 - 10:30 AM
And, An EPA representative said there’s a century’s worth of harmful pollution buried below a planned development site in Gowanus.
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Could pollutants from your gas stove contribute to your coronavirus risk?
December 4, 2020 - 09:30 AM
A new study indicates exposure to NO2—the main pollutant from gas stoves, can make coronavirus a bigger risk. According to a piece on Undark, a science and sociology magazine, a recent peer-reviewed study from Emory University looked at Covid-19 mortality data in more than 3,000 U.S. counties. It found “long-term exposure to elevated NO2 was correlated with a higher risk of death from Covid-19.”
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Banks can offer bigger jumbo loans in 2021—but will buyers be able to get them?
December 3, 2020 - 12:30 PM
The Federal Housing Finance Agency raised loan limits for mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which in turn—will lift jumbo loan limits in 2021 to $822,375, up from $765,600 in 2020. New Yorkers rely on these larger loans to buy in this expensive city.
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A Hamptons Thanksgiving, SantaCon is officially canceled, & more
November 30, 2020 - 10:30 AM
The pandemic is threatening to overwhelm NYC again. Enforcing a lockdown in winter will be very different compared to the spring.
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DOB comes under fire, a slew of new development for 2021, & more
November 23, 2020 - 10:30 AM
And, the U.S. cities with the highest and lowest cost of living, in case you’re planning a move, according to survey by Move.org.
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Surfing Zillow listings for fun, moving in with mom and dad, & more
November 20, 2020 - 10:30 AM
And: Are we all going to be cocooning in wearable blankets and sleeping-bag style clothes this Covid winter?
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