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:
Landlords hit with class actions, new co-living flagship in Crown Heights, & more
October 30, 2020 - 10:30 AM
And, a Carroll Gardens resident is on a mission to remove plastic bags snarled in trees in Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill, Gowanus, Red Hook, and Cobble Hill. Scan his QR code to request his help.
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Saying yes to less: A quarter of Manhattan sellers took a loss on deals since June
October 29, 2020 - 12:30 PM
Roughly 25 percent of all deals in Manhattan since the June real estate market reopening show a loss from the previous sale, according to data prepared by UrbanDigs, a Manhattan real estate analytics platform, for Brick Underground. The average loss was 10 percent, and higher-priced properties showed higher losses.
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Home all the time: Our pandemic lifestyle is a bonanza for our dog
October 27, 2020 - 15:00 PM
Turns out, the dog we adopted has seizures and we can't leave him alone. Strangely enough, that hasn’t been a problem at all. That’s because during the pandemic, everything about our newly shrunk-down, stay-at-home lifestyle has turned into a bonanza for our dog.
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Landlords try to influence vote, renting home office space, & more
October 26, 2020 - 10:30 AM
And, landlords are having trouble getting short-term tenants to pay rent or leave their Montauk and Hamptons summer rentals during the pandemic.
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Manhattan median rent hits 2011 levels, $1 billion for affordable housing restored, & more
October 23, 2020 - 10:30 AM
Nearly 60 percent of U.S. renters used all or some of their stimulus check to help pay rent during the lockdown, according to Entrata, a property management software firm.
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Hamptons median price hit 15-year high as quarantine fueled a real estate comeback
October 22, 2020 - 09:30 AM
The Hamptons saw the highest median sales price in 15 years of tracking—and it’s a similar story in the North Fork (14 years), according to the third quarter Elliman Report for the Hamptons, North Fork, and Long Island. Sales surged in all three areas as well—and inventory hit new lows as houses and condos were snatched up.
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