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:
9 of the 10 top sellers’ markets are in Brooklyn, StreetEasy says
November 4, 2021 - 15:30 PM
According to a new report from StreetEasy on the 10 top sellers’ markets in NYC, in some Brooklyn neighborhoods such as Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill, and the Rockaways in Queens, the median-sale-to-list-price ratio was 100 percent in the past six months. It's likely that many of these transactions involved bidding wars.
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New report says more inspections, deeper reserve funds can help buildings prevent tragedy
November 4, 2021 - 14:30 PM
A new report from the Community Associations Institute (CAI) recommends stricter rules on building inspections and prescribed levels of reserve funding to prevent a tragedy like the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo from recurring.
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Manhattan has a quarter of the oldest large rental buildings in the U.S.
November 1, 2021 - 14:30 PM
Out of 3,600 old apartment buildings (built before 1950) in the U.S., one quarter are located in Manhattan, according to a new report from RentCafe.
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Detecting water damage, the hunt for a no-fee place, & more
November 1, 2021 - 10:30 AM
Local residents and elected officials push for additional affordable housing at a new residential tower planned at the World Trade Center site, according to The New York Times.
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Brooklyn's best Halloween-decked houses, rent credits for shopping locally, & more
October 29, 2021 - 10:30 AM
Trick or Treat? Here’s where to find the most decorated houses in Brooklyn this Halloween weekend, according to The Brooklyn Paper.
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Barbara Corcoran: Prices are only going to go up in a U.S. real estate market 'gone bonkers'
October 28, 2021 - 14:30 PM
The U.S. real estate market has "gone bonkers based on demand,” real estate legend Barbara Corcoran says. “I have never seen it so hard for people to get their hands on a house.”
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