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:
Airbnb hosts and short-term rental companies grapple with empty rooms as travel to NYC halts
March 27, 2020 - 09:30 AM
New Yorkers who use the Airbnb platform to rent out their places suffered a double whammy when the company changed its policy to allow guests who booked before March 14 to cancel without penalty because of the coronavirus. Short-term rental companies are also reeling from losses as tourism and business travel has ground to halt in the city, where all non-essential businesses are closed.
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A note from Brick Underground: We've changed our coverage
March 24, 2020 - 13:30 PM
Bookmark our coronavirus page so you can stay up to date on how the pandemic is impacting NYC real estate and housing issues.
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Listings sites freeze ‘days on market’ counters, but will buyers behave any differently?
March 24, 2020 - 09:30 AM
On Sunday, StreetEasy said it was joining The Real Estate Board of New York and stopping the days on market counter. Last Thursday, REBNY directed its RLS network, which include realtor.com and renthop, to halt the clock in response to a request from the New York Residential Agent Continuum.
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NYC exodus jolts Hamptons market to life months in advance
March 23, 2020 - 15:30 PM
It’s a very privileged group who can ride out the pandemic out East, now that schools and non-essential businesses have closed, and New Yorkers are being told to hunker down and maintain a distance of six feet from each other. But it’s not like the houses were ready and waiting for New Yorkers to drive (or fly) out—owners were not expecting renters until May and are scrambling to prep large houses to receive tenants.
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NYC life is 'paused,' Cuomo slams gatherings in parks, & more
March 23, 2020 - 10:30 AM
Governor Andrew Cuomo visited NYC parks over the weekend and was stunned to see some New Yorkers are disregarding rules about social distancing
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Where renters can turn during the pandemic, apartment buildings brace for staff shortages, & more
March 20, 2020 - 15:00 PM
And: Gyms, pools, and playrooms close and move-ins canceled in NYC buildings to limit coronavirus spread.
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