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:
Co-living 2.0: Proposed NYC law would legalize shared housing in new development to ease housing crisis
January 29, 2026 - 13:00 PM
Proposed NYC legislation would legalize co-living in new development created after January 1st 2027.
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Brooklyn’s median price rose to $990,000 in the fourth quarter, third-highest on record
January 15, 2026 - 09:45 AM
Brooklyn’s average and median sales prices rose annually to the third-highest on record in the fourth quarter, according to the Elliman Report.
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Manhattan median rent rose for the 15th time in December
January 15, 2026 - 09:30 AM
Manhattan median rent jumped 8.9 percent to $4,720, the second-highest on record, according to the Elliman Report for December 2025.
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The pros and cons of renting in a NYC condo or co-op building
January 12, 2026 - 10:30 AM
Renting in a NYC condo or co-op is a way to get a nicer apartment with higher-end finishes and appliances, but beware the pitfalls
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Financial District takes the #1 spot on StreetEasy’s top neighborhoods to watch in 2026
January 9, 2026 - 09:30 AM
StreetEasy’s list of top 10 NYC neighborhoods to watch in 2026 tracks the areas that saw the greatest increase in searches by buyers and renters.
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Manhattan deals and median sales price rise for fifth consecutive time
January 6, 2026 - 10:30 AM
Manhattan’s median sales price climbed 2.3 percent to $1,125,000 in the fourth quarter of 2025 as per the Elliman Report.
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