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:
Once again, Brooklyn sales decline but this time it's good news
April 11, 2024 - 09:30 AM
The median price for Brooklyn co-ops, condos, and one- to three-family houses did not budge from a year ago, according to the latest edition of the Elliman Report.
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Yes, that was an earthquake you felt in NYC
April 5, 2024 - 11:45 AM
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake had stuck in New Jersey, just west of the city. The United States Geological Survey said the earthquake’s epicenter was in Lebanon, N.J., about 50 miles west of Manhattan. Shaking was felt in cities from Philadelphia to Boston.
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Manhattan co-op and condo deals fall to lowest level in three years
April 4, 2024 - 14:00 PM
The number of buyers paying cash for Manhattan co-ops and condos rose again in the first quarter of 2024 compared to a year ago, but it was not enough to boost sales volume, according to the latest edition of the Elliman Report.
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Winning the housing lottery, adventures in co-living, & more
February 9, 2024 - 13:30 PM
Brick Underground's Most Popular Posts of the Week for Feb. 5-9 include popular post from our archives about a renter who won a studio in the NYC housing lottery.
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If you need financing to buy AND renovate in NYC, here are the types of loans you can get
February 9, 2024 - 09:30 AM
If you need financing to buy AND renovate in NYC, acquisition renovation loans can be hard to get but you have other options, like the HomeStyle Renovation Mortgage from Fannie Mae, a FHA 203(k) Mortgage, the RemodelNY program, or a HELOC.
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Renters snapped up larger Manhattan apartments in January
February 8, 2024 - 09:30 AM
New lease signings jumped year-over-year for the third increase in a row in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and for the fourth time for northwest Queens, according to the January Elliman Report
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