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:
Rent guarantee insurance pays your landlord if you lose your job. Is it a good deal?
June 25, 2020 - 13:00 PM
Rent guarantee insurance is considered job loss protection for which you pay a monthly fee and it is more prevalent in the U.K. and just starting to grow in the U.S. It may be of particular interest to NYC renters in light of last year’s changes to New York State’s rent laws.
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Here are 5 renovated NYC co-ops or condos that you can rent
June 24, 2020 - 12:30 PM
New York co-op and condo owners are leaving during the pandemic and renting their units out themselves, or paying the broker’s fee, so as a renter you are likely able to avoid this additional expense.
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Manhattan median price drops 15 percent on deals during the shutdown
June 24, 2020 - 11:30 AM
UrbanDigs, a Manhattan real estate analytics platform, analyzed Manhattan deals from the start of the pandemic through June 18th and found sales that occurred after the lockdown was “far more likely to see volatile listing discounts.”
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Alternate-side parking reprieve, cracking down on illegal fireworks, & more
June 24, 2020 - 10:30 AM
And, tenant activists called on Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio to offer relief to renters.
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Landlord: 'Times up' for BLM protest signs, complaints about illegal fireworks, & more
June 22, 2020 - 10:30 AM
And, the number of U.S. homeowners who are behind on their mortgage payments has surged to the highest level since November, according to a report from Black Night.
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Marching for Juneteenth, fight brews over eviction ban, & more
June 19, 2020 - 10:30 AM
Dozens of marches and events are taking place today across New York City in honor of Juneteenth, which celebrates the official end of slavery on June 19th 1865.
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