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:
Manhattan median rent hits new high as NYC defies U.S. trends
April 13, 2023 - 08:30 AM
Manhattan rents set new records despite a 40.5 percent increase in listings in March 2023 compared to March 2022, according to the latest Elliman Report.
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There's a semi-secret list of NYC co-op and condo buildings that are off limits to certain mortgage lenders
April 5, 2023 - 13:30 PM
More than 1,400 U.S. buildings have supposedly been added to the Fannie Mae unavailable condo and co-op list since 2022, and 39 of them are in NYC. Here's what you need to know about the list.
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Surprise! Even some New York landlords support a Good Cause eviction law
March 29, 2023 - 17:30 PM
More than 100 New York landlords signed a letter delivered Tuesday to Governor Kathy Hochul and leaders of the Assembly and Senate urging them to pass the Good Cause eviction bill.
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The debt-to-income ratio preferred by co-ops, employment contingencies, & more
March 24, 2023 - 16:30 PM
Brick Underground's Most Popular Posts of the Week include the debt-to-income ratio preferred by co-ops, employment contingencies, & more.
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Job cut jitters spur NYC buyers to ask for employment contingencies
March 21, 2023 - 09:30 AM
An employment clause is added as a rider to a contract and allows the buyer to back out if they lose their job or their employment status changes significantly during the buying process—and the buyer gets to hold onto their deposit.
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The dance between Manhattan and Brooklyn rents, following New Yorkers on the move, & more
March 17, 2023 - 16:00 PM
Brick Underground's Most Popular Posts of the Week include our coverage of the February NYC rental market and the latest in our series chronicling New Yorkers as the move from one neighborhood to another.
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