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:
Despite a hot market, NYC tenants saw smaller rent increases. Does Good Cause get the credit?
August 27, 2024 - 14:00 PM
After Good Cause eviction protections took effect, openigloo's survey of NYC renters found the average rent increase for lease renewals in NYC dropped to 3 percent in June.
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NYC landlords want tenants who earn 40 times the monthly rent. Here are 7 workarounds
August 21, 2024 - 14:30 PM
Here are your options when you don't earn enough to meet a typical NYC landlord's salary requirement of 40 times the monthly rent.
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How to choose a commercial tenant for your NYC co-op building
August 19, 2024 - 14:30 PM
Deciding on a commercial tenant for your co-op building? You'll need to weigh the hours of operation, the lease term, security deposit, and annual rent increases.
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How to move to NYC: A crash course for finding an apartment
August 19, 2024 - 12:30 PM
If you're flexible about where you are willing to live, the size of your apartment, and the amenities you can forgo—you'll have more luck finding a place in NYC, one that isn’t too much more expensive than your budget (hopefully).
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With interest rate cuts on the horizon, NYC brokers expect a busier fall sales market
August 14, 2024 - 17:00 PM
This fall may be more active for the NYC sales market than usual, thanks to sliding mortgage rates ahead of expected interest rate cuts.
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Here's what I learned to get our absentee landlord to fix things fast
August 13, 2024 - 09:30 AM
A few years into having an absentee landlord I’ve hit on an effective communication strategy to get repairs done fast. Documenting any problem with a video is key.
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