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:
The pros and cons of hiring an agent who also lives in your building to sell your place
November 19, 2020 - 15:45 PM
There are lots of advantages to turning to a broker who is also a neighbor in your building to rent out or sell your place, especially if you live in a co-op and want an insider with a connection to the board. But the pressure to use a specific agent may feel off-putting. Read on for more about the pros and cons of using an agent who lives in your building or a building expert.
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How the pandemic has changed buying a NYC apartment as an investment
November 16, 2020 - 15:30 PM
While it may be true that you can do very well buying in NYC now, a lot has changed in NYC that can impact your investment purchase, particularly if you’re planning on renting your place out.
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NAR broadens ban on hate speech; over 300,000 NYers have left, & more
November 16, 2020 - 10:30 AM
Over 300,000 New Yorkers moved out of the city in the last eight months, according to mail forwarding requests.
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Brokers channel tv's 'Odd Couple' to sell actress Carole Shelley's condo [video]
November 16, 2020 - 09:30 AM
A listings video for the apartment of the late actress Carole Shelley, who starred in the hit television show "The Odd Couple" reimagines Brown Harris Stevens brokers Richard Rosenthal and Mark D. Friedman as the mismatched duo.
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What a Covid vaccine could do for NYC real estate, neighborhoods for luxury renters, & more
November 13, 2020 - 15:00 PM
And: My landlord wants me out for a few days to replace the floors. Am I entitled to a rent reduction?
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The NYC neighborhoods where buyers are getting the biggest deals now
November 13, 2020 - 14:00 PM
From March 16, when NYC went into shutdown mode and September 30th, buyers closed on 6,738 properties listed on StreetEasy, and early three quarters (74 percent) nabbed a discount off the asking price, according to a new report from the listing site that looked at the neighborhoods where buyers are landing the biggest discounts.
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