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 enters Phase 4, competition flares for suburban houses, & more
July 20, 2020 - 10:30 AM
And, a new report from the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development finds Covid-19 hit hardest in NYC neighborhoods with severe overcrowding and other housing issues.
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Covid rent relief program launches, mortgage rate hits record low, & more
July 17, 2020 - 10:30 AM
And, a record high 34.7 percent of Manhattan rental listings were discounted in the second quarter, leading to the first year-over-year drop in Manhattan rents since the Great Recession.
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Should you stage your closets when selling your NYC apartment?
July 13, 2020 - 15:30 PM
When it comes to staging apartments to sell, closets are something of an afterthought. It’s rare to find photos of closets among listing images, and that may be because they’re crammed full. If that’s you, professional organizers say you are conveying the wrong message.
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New effort to cancel rent, what keeps New Yorkers here, & more
July 13, 2020 - 10:30 AM
A Manhattan Assembly member proposed a new bill that would cancel rent and some mortgage payments, and provide money to landlords.
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Who's buying in NYC, the astonishing diversity of Queens, & more
July 10, 2020 - 10:00 AM
And, Wells Fargo says new clients need at least $1 million in balances to refinance a jumbo mortgage, up from a previous level of $250,000/
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Rental demand hit record lows in Manhattan for June
July 9, 2020 - 11:00 AM
There were several new records set for Manhattan rentals last month, underscoring the impact of the lockdown, including the highest vacancy rate in nearly 14 years of tracking this metric, the fewest lease signings for June in 10 years, and an 84.7 percent jump in new listings, according to The Elliman report for Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens.
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