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 Parisian finds a NYC rental, townhouse closings jump, & more
March 12, 2021 - 10:30 AM
Closings for Manhattan townhouses were up 43 percent year over year in the fourth quarter, Corcoran finds.
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Renovated NYC apartments may surpass pre-Covid prices
March 10, 2021 - 15:45 PM
Sellers know that it’s harder than ever to renovate apartments and houses now so they are asking for even more of a premium than usual for a renovated property.
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Checking for bias among appraisers, super dies in tragic accident, & more
March 8, 2021 - 10:30 AM
A new report argues that a controversial de Blasio plan to rezone Soho and Noho would make a trendy party of the city whiter and wealthier.
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Bidding wars in the burbs, WFH in luxury amenity spaces, & more
March 5, 2021 - 10:30 AM
And: An opinion piece on why it may be time to end the 421-a program.
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Smile! Sellers may be watching that open house on their nanny cam
March 2, 2021 - 14:30 PM
Even though video cameras are a way of life in New York City—they can be unnerving at real estate showings for buyers and agents. Some brokers say when they can even work against a seller by creating an uncomfortable atmosphere.
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Testing agents for bias, spotting rental scams, & more
March 1, 2021 - 10:30 AM
New York State will deploy undercover investigators to pose as buyers and renters to test New York real estate agents for housing discrimination.
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