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:
To combat illegal short-term rentals, NYC requires hosts to register their listings. Here's how it works
September 5, 2023 - 10:30 AM
NYC's Local Law 18 requires short-term rental hosts to register with the Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement. Sites such as Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, and others are prohibited from posting listings for unregistered short-term rentals.
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Renewing a lease in a for-sale building, keeping pests away, & more
September 1, 2023 - 14:30 PM
Brick's Most Popular Posts of the Week include what happens when you have the right to renew your lease, but the landlord has plans to sell your rental building.
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Renewing your NYC lease and getting new roommates? You may have to shell out another broker fee
August 31, 2023 - 17:00 PM
When NYC renters renew a lease and are getting new roommates, renters say they are being asked to pay lease renewal fees to the landlord and broker fees to the agent—as if is a renewal and a new lease at the same time.
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The buyer's and renter's guide to NYC's public and private elementary schools
August 25, 2023 - 14:30 PM
Need information on finding and getting into NYC's public or private elementary schools? Brick talked to experts who track NYC's schools to find out how the system works.
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Elementary school guide for buyers and renters, writing renovations letters, & more
August 18, 2023 - 14:30 PM
This week's most popular posts include Brick's updated elementary school guide for buyers and renters, writing renovations letters, & more.
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Here's why it's so hard to get condo questionnaires filled out by management companies
August 17, 2023 - 16:00 PM
Condo questionnaires have become more complicated as a result of changes by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Here's what you need to know if you're a buyer or looking to refinance with a conforming loan.
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