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:
Despite a hot market, NYC tenants saw smaller rent increases. Does Good Cause get the credit?
August 27, 2024 - 14:00 PM
After Good Cause eviction protections took effect, openigloo's survey of NYC renters found the average rent increase for lease renewals in NYC dropped to 3 percent in June.
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How to choose a commercial tenant for your NYC co-op building
August 19, 2024 - 14:30 PM
Deciding on a commercial tenant for your co-op building? You'll need to weigh the hours of operation, the lease term, security deposit, and annual rent increases.
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With interest rate cuts on the horizon, NYC brokers expect a busier fall sales market
August 14, 2024 - 17:00 PM
This fall may be more active for the NYC sales market than usual, thanks to sliding mortgage rates ahead of expected interest rate cuts.
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Re-trading: Why some buyers renegotiate an agreed upon sales price and how sellers can cope
August 9, 2024 - 09:30 AM
When a buyer discovers a previously undisclosed defect or cost after an accepted offer and asks for an additional discount, the practice is called re-trading. Here's what buyers and sellers need to know.
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NYC renters are ‘paying more for smaller apartments’
August 8, 2024 - 09:30 AM
The average rent per square foot for Manhattan apartments leased in July was the second-highest on record, and the average size of a newly leased rental fell for the 11th time this year, according to the latest version of the Elliman Report.
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Do I still have to pay a gas connection fee if I switch to an electric cooktop?
August 5, 2024 - 15:00 PM
A NYC tenant wants to know if they will still be charged a gas connection fee if they swap their gas stove for an electric induction cooktop.
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