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:
A spring market on ‘steroids’: Lower NYC rents fueled record demand in April
May 13, 2021 - 09:30 AM
April marked the highest total number of new leases signed in each of the respective three boroughs since the Elliman Report began tracking monthly rental activity in Manhattan (2008), Brooklyn (2009), and Queens (2011).
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Two candidates for mayor wildly underestimate NYC prices. Twitter erupts
May 12, 2021 - 09:30 AM
Shaun Donovan, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Raymond McGuire, a former Citigroup executive, were way off when they estimated Brooklyn’s current median sales price at about $100,000 during meetings with The New York Times editorial board.
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Rent spike for suburban houses, NYC construction hits record low, & more
May 10, 2021 - 10:30 AM
Demand for single-family rental houses in the suburbs is booming and landlords are raising rents aggressively.
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Fines for illegal additions, rent board convenes, & more
May 7, 2021 - 10:30 AM
A landlord group filed suit seeking an injunction against the newly expanded state eviction ban.
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Evading foreclosure for 20 years, golf amenities at new developments, & more
May 3, 2021 - 10:30 AM
The slight uptick in Manhattan sales in the first quarter was largely driven by condos, mostly in new developments.
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40,000 eviction proceedings, fines for hiding energy ratings, & more
April 30, 2021 - 10:30 AM
New York City buildings that fail to post their Energy Efficiency Rating will begin receiving Department of Buildings violations of $1,250.
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