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:
With new conforming loan limits above $1 million, NYC buyers can stretch their dollars
January 19, 2023 - 16:00 PM
The Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac 2023 conforming loan limit for one-unit properties in pricey areas like NYC will be $1,089,300—rising above the $1 million threshold for the first time.
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Heat and hot water complaints to 311 are up 25 percent
January 18, 2023 - 15:00 PM
If you’re moving to a new rental building it's wise to check out whether a building has racked up many complaints to 311 about a lack of heat. Each winter, RentHop analyzes the frequency of these calls to determine which areas receive more heat complaints than others.
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How the 'real estate whisperer' won a 30-way bidding war and landed his dream house
January 18, 2023 - 09:30 AM
One of the most quoted experts on housing markets, Jonathan Miller, president and CEO of real estate appraisal company Miller Samuel, won an unusually large 30-way bidding war at the height of the real estate market last summer for a Connecticut house built in 1755.
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Brooklyn’s median price slips but sellers are doing better than in Manhattan
January 12, 2023 - 12:00 PM
In the fourth quarter of 2022, Brooklyn’s median sales price slipped quarterly for the first time in eight quarters to $950,000, according to the latest edition of the Elliman Report.
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Brick's 2023 real estate predictions, the return of foreign buyers, & more
January 6, 2023 - 13:30 PM
Brick Underground's most popular posts of the week include our annual NYC real estate forecast for the year ahead.
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They're back: NYC buyers can expect more competition from foreign investors in 2023
January 3, 2023 - 11:30 AM
NYC buyers can expect to face increased competition from foreign buyers in the new year. Brokers say foreign buyers are poking around the city more (or asking their brokers to do so), and that should put homegrown buyers on alert.
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