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:
Renewing your NYC lease and getting new roommates? You may have to shell out another broker fee
August 31, 2023 - 17:00 PM
When NYC renters renew a lease and are getting new roommates, renters say they are being asked to pay lease renewal fees to the landlord and broker fees to the agent—as if is a renewal and a new lease at the same time.
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The buyer's and renter's guide to NYC's public and private elementary schools
August 25, 2023 - 14:30 PM
Need information on finding and getting into NYC's public or private elementary schools? Brick talked to experts who track NYC's schools to find out how the system works.
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Elementary school guide for buyers and renters, writing renovations letters, & more
August 18, 2023 - 14:30 PM
This week's most popular posts include Brick's updated elementary school guide for buyers and renters, writing renovations letters, & more.
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Here's why it's so hard to get condo questionnaires filled out by management companies
August 17, 2023 - 16:00 PM
Condo questionnaires have become more complicated as a result of changes by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Here's what you need to know if you're a buyer or looking to refinance with a conforming loan.
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Why I broke my lease, leaving Tennessee for NYC, & more
August 11, 2023 - 12:30 PM
Brick Underground's Most Popular Posts of the Week include a renter who broke her lease because her building felt unsafe.
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Lease signings fall during peak season, a sign Manhattan renters have 'hit their limit'
August 10, 2023 - 09:45 AM
Manhattan's median and average rent set new records in July but new lease signings dropped, according to the latest edition of the Elliman Report.
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