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:
Owners gain immense equity, challenging NYC's property tax system, & more
May 2, 2022 - 10:30 AM
The Court of Appeals grants Tax Equity Now New York permission to continue its legal challenge to the city’s property tax system.
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Hanky panky at open house, outer borough prices increase, & more
April 29, 2022 - 09:30 AM
Brown Harris Stevens agents were sued for having sex in the primary bedroom of Hamptons house that they were hired to sell, according to a report from The Real Deal.
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For some divorcing couples, the family home is now worth too much
April 28, 2022 - 15:30 PM
The NYC real estate market’s unexpectedly fast comeback is making getting divorced here more fraught than usual, for example, upending plans for some spouses who wanted to buy their soon-to-be exes out of the marital home.
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No doormen strike: Building workers union says it has a new agreement
April 20, 2022 - 09:30 AM
The Realty Advisory Board, which represents building owners and managers, said it reached a tentative deal with 32BJ SEIU, the union for residential building service workers, averting a strike.
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Tenant blocks condo plan, signs of a cooling market, & more
April 18, 2022 - 10:30 AM
Smaller attendance at open houses and fewer online searches are signals the U.S. housing market is easing up, according to the New York Times.
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Potential rent hikes for stabilized units, foreclosures return, & more
April 15, 2022 - 10:30 AM
New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board’s makes preliminary recommendation for a 2.7 to 4.5 percent increase for one-year leases and a 4.3 to 9 percent increase on two-year leases (The Real Deal)
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