Teri Karush Rogers
Founder & Publisher
Founder and publisher Teri Karush Rogers launched Brick Underground in 2009. As a freelance journalist, she had previously covered New York City real estate for The New York Times. Teri has been featured as an expert on New York City residential real estate by The New York Times, New York Daily News, amNew York, NBC Nightly News, The Real Deal, Business Insider, the Huffington Post, and NY1 News, among others. Teri earned a BA in journalism and a law degree from New York University. During law school she realized she would rather explain things than argue about them, so she returned to service journalism after graduation.
Posts by Teri Karush Rogers:
Ask an Expert: Should we sell our apartment when there's competition in the building?
February 26, 2013 - 14:15 PM
Q. We were planning to put our apartment on the market next month; however, two other one-bedrooms in our line were put up for sale last week. They're asking about 10-15% less than what we were planning to list ours for.
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Ask an Expert: How do we fight corruption in a small co-op?
February 19, 2013 - 13:52 PM
Q. We have proof that the treasurer of our 10-unit co-op has withdrawn over $25,000 in cash from our bank account. Two shareholders who are on the board with her will not do anything due to the amount of years they've known this person. They still allow her to collect maintenance and handle our building funds.
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Ask an Expert: Can I get approved for a wet-over-dry renovation before I buy?
February 12, 2013 - 13:47 PM
Q. I am thinking of buying the studio apartment next to my one-bedroom and combining apartments, but I want to change the layout so that a "wet" room (an expanded master bath) would be over a "dry" room (my downstair's neighbor's living room). My co-op board has approved wet-over-dry occasionally as an exception to a general policy against it.
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There’s an apartment INSURANCE blacklist too. Here’s how to stay off it.
February 11, 2013 - 10:21 AM
Landlords aren’t the only ones with blacklists. It turns out that insurance companies which underwrite co-op, condo and renter’s insurance policies also make decisions based on shared information about your claims history.
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Ask an Expert: We want to buy a co-op as a pied a terre. What does it take to get approved?
February 5, 2013 - 13:07 PM
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Ask an Expert: How much can my condo board charge me to rent out my place?
January 29, 2013 - 14:33 PM
Q. I own a condo that I lease out, and my board recently informed me and my fellow owners that they have decided to assess a sublet fee of two months common charges for each lease and lease renewal.
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