MID-CENTURY MODERN HOME SPECIALISTS
“It’s always been about giving these houses a voice, and finding buyers who appreciate them.”
cincinnatimodern has spent the past 19 years educating buyers, homeowners and real estate industry professionals about the midcentury and modern homes that are part of the cincinnati landscape, the architects who designed them and the ways to care for these homes as they age. matching modern home buyers with modern home sellers is our passion, because only through understanding and appreciation comes the knowledge needed to preserve and sustain our treasured architecture.
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spotlight series: formica (my life in laminate)
spotlight series: midcentury materials, brands & accoutrement chapter 2 – formica In 1967, my parents decided their growing family needed more space, and they purchased a building lot in Lincoln Woods, a brand new subdivision in Sylvania, Ohio. Over the...
hometown hero hans nuetzel
Hans Nuetzel is one of the Cincinnati’s most notable modern/contemporary architects, but still a bit of a mystery to me because I never had the pleasure of meeting him. I always thought there would be more time. Probably because his prolific Cincinnati career...
the year without a santa claus
I’ve never been a fan of long, dark winters. Give me a holiday season and a couple of decent snows, and I’m good to transition to Spring. The thing that has kept me going through the last 25 winters is the golden tuna dangling at the end of February every year. The...
the island of misfit toys
Yes, 8th grade dorky me made these badges by hand. No, I have never even been to Disney and I have no desire to go (except maybe to the Enchanted Tiki Room). And no, I didn’t win. As a matter of fact my first ever trophy was for my achievements in real estate. I...
movers and shakers
Happy New Year! We are so excited about 2021, not only for the obvious reasons, but because we are officially in a NEW real estate market. We anticipate great activity this year - interest rates are still fantastic, and there is a backlog of listings waiting to hit...
empire state of mind
We recently found ourselves poking around Albany, NY while there for the wedding of our nephew Jason and his bride, Michaela. Our daughter Kirsten’s modern spidey sense and our quest for architourism led us to the brutalist New York State...
it takes a village
We can all agree that life has changed so much over the past 2+ years. Changed in ways we could never have imagined. Priorities have shifted, loved ones have been lost, and the new normal is that nothing will ever be “normal” again. Sigh. ...
think you don’t need an agent to sell?
Everyone is asking us what the market is like now that we are firmly into 2022. Here is it in a nutshell: inventory is still historically low and because of that, you need us more than ever. Here is a cautionary tale: we had been consulting with...
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THE MOD SQUAD
Susan B. Rissover
Susan is the founder of cincinnatimodern. Susan’s lifelong passion for modern design led her to get her real estate license in 2003 “to give cincinnati modern homes a voice.” Little did she know how giving the homes a voice would create such a robust market!
Arlen Rissover
Arlen and Susan have been married since 1985 and he joined her as part of the cincinnatimodern team in 2009. His 20 years of experience working in the mortgage industry gives him a unique perspective on what it takes to get a deal done.
David G. Smith
David joined the cincinnatimodern team in 2016. His background in interior design and buying and selling modern furniture and art are a perfect fit for the team. He is an expert in design and can counsel clients who are downsizing how to best disburse contents for greatest return…