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:
As Washington readies bailout, real estate CEO asks: ‘What about agents and independent contractors?’
March 19, 2020 - 11:30 AM
Compass founder and CEO Robert Reffkin published this morning an open letter asking Congress to consider real estate agents in any Covid-19 response package. Reffkin says the earnings of the U.S.’s two million agents, who earn their living from commissions, will be devastated by the pandemic.
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NYC public schools closed, evictions halted amid pandemic, & more
March 16, 2020 - 11:00 AM
NYC halted all evictions in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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What boards can do to limit exposure, open house workarounds, & more
March 13, 2020 - 11:00 AM
Can NYC co-op and condo buildings require exposed or symptomatic residents to stay in their apartments? Some do's and don'ts for these times.
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Elderly urged to stay off subway, live rent-free for the summer, & more
March 9, 2020 - 11:00 AM
These New Yorkers say it's a nightmare to keep a car in the city,
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Mortgage rate hits historic low, Sunset Park landlord fined $150,000, & more
March 6, 2020 - 11:00 AM
Sales launched for the 375 luxury condos at the Waldorf Astoria. Prices start at $1.7 million for a studio.
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Would you rent this three bedroom in Red Hook for $3,800 a month, even though Fairway is likely leaving?
March 4, 2020 - 12:00 PM
54 Van Dyke St., #2, is a three-bedroom, two-bath rental—a floor-through in a three-floor, 1899 townhouse in Red Hook that's asking $3,800 a month. (It’s also the only three bedroom in Red Hook listed on SteetEasy
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