Posts made by author 'Emily Brock'

Match Day is when every medical student in the U.S. learns where they'll go for their residency at the same time, through the National Resident Matching Program. This year, the big reveal takes place March 15 at 12 pm, and of course, medical students are eagerly awaiting the news. 

Here in Cleveland, Match Day is also a big deal – that's because every year, thousands of medical students move to Cleveland for its thriving healthcare industry. According to Destination Cleveland, the healthcare industry in Northeast Ohio employed about 270,400 workers in 2019, and in 2023, we were averaging 10,000 open healthcare positions. Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals are also considered the two largest employers in our region. 

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Point of sale inspections are visual inspections that are required before an owner enters into a contract to sell a property. Not all cities in Northeast Ohio require point of sale inspections and the type of point of sale inspection – exterior only, exterior and interior etc. – varies depending on the city. Here's a brief guide to how it all works. 

(Check out Dave's video blog on point of sale here.)

Cities created point of sale inspections decades ago to make sure buyers and sellers are aware of needed repairs, help them make corrections, and keep their housing stock in good condition. Point-of-sale inspections are different from private home inspections. Private home inspections are optional, might not cover the same items as a municipal home inspection, and do not require buyers or sellers to make repair...

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UPDATE: Effective February 6, 2026, the City of Cleveland no longer requires a mandatory exterior inspection before the sale or transfer of 1–3 unit vacant residential properties. Read more here.

After much debate, the city of Cleveland just passed a new ordinance requiring vacant homes in the city to be registered and have the exterior inspected before they transfer to a new owner. How's this going to impact you? This is a major change that's going to impact buyers and sellers in the marketplace, and Progressive Urban is here to help you navigate it. 

The new ordinance (which the city calls Residents First) ONL...

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Northeast Ohio's winters have their ups and downs in terms of temps and sunshine, but one consistent bright spot has been Brite Winter Fest, a hot blast of winter fun that combines music, art and the great outdoors. 

Founded and helmed by local artists for the past 15 years, the ironically-named Brite is back this year with three dozen acts on five stages in the Flats West Bank. It all goes down Saturday, Feb. 24 from 3 pm to midnight, and as usual there's a lot to check out. You can't go wrong for $12, which is about half the cost of a cover band these days. 

Bonus: The weather is looking crisp and wintry this Saturday, so put on your hipster hat and come on down. Progressive Urban Real Estate has supported Brite as a bronze level sponsor for several years. 

PURE's broker and co-owner David Sharkey is a big music...

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As discussed in our past blog posts, one of the main players in Cleveland's sustainability mission is the local organization, Sustainable Cleveland. They have put together 9 areas of sustainability with each of the individual topics featuring checklists of ways residents can make a difference at home. In this week's blog post, we will take a closer look at Sustainable Cleveland's detailed breakdown of encouraging an energy efficient lifestyle at home. 

So what does Energy Efficiency mean?

Sustainable Cleveland describes Energy efficiency as using less energy to provide the same level of energy service. Our homes represent a huge o...

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