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:
NYC rent-to-own condo programs gain momentum in the Covid era
December 29, 2020 - 09:30 AM
There are at least five rent-to-own programs at rental buildings in NYC (and possibly more). You can find rent-to-own apartments at 100 Barclay Street, One Manhattan Square, 196 Orchard, 298 East Second Street (Houston House) and 21-30 44th Dr. in Long Island City (Corte).
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Some New Yorkers really need to sell. Here's how to find them and get a deal
December 28, 2020 - 15:30 PM
There are some sellers for whom the need to sell is more urgent—they want to leave the city because they fear a second wave of the pandemic, have lost a job, or need to move closer to family. So how do you identify these motivated sellers willing to come down from their asking price from the ones who can afford to wait to get their price?
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What happens if your lease is up during the coronavirus pandemic?
December 24, 2020 - 10:30 AM
If you can’t switch apartments within the city, can you ask for your lease to go month-to-month while you work out what happens next?
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11 NYCHA buildings without gas, steep decline for NYC sales, & more
December 21, 2020 - 10:30 AM
And, how to survive moving back home with your parents with your dignity intact.
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Trouble getting aid to renters, trucks cause headaches in Red Hook, & more
December 18, 2020 - 10:30 AM
The cutoff for getting federal pandemic funding to renters in crisis is approaching but there are problems with distributing the aid.
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For some NYers, renting a separate studio is the answer to the WFH dilemma
December 17, 2020 - 15:30 PM
If you can swing it financially, renting a NYC studio apartment to use as a home office makes sense on several levels: A residential apartment provides a more socially distanced way to work than a shared co-working space, there are more studios on the market thanks to high vacancy rates, and they’re increasingly affordable.
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