"Since launching in 2019, HousingWire's Tech Trendsetters award has recognized the visionaries and innovators driving the technology that powers housing. From product leaders and data scientists to executives shaping digital transformation, these honorees represent the people behind the tools that are reshaping mortgage and real estate. Six years later, many of our very first Tech Trendsetters have gone on to lead companies, launch groundbreaking products, and redefine how the industry thinks about technology."
"Erik Bernhardsson Founder & CEO, Modal Labs Then (2019): Founder and CTO at Better.com, Bernhardsson helped build a loan origination system that replaced the commissioned loan officer with an automated system. With his leadership, Better.com funded nearly $4 billion in loans and was producing $350 million a month in loans at the time of his Tech Trendsetter award. Now: Left Better.com in 2021 and is now founder and CEO at Modal Labs, a NYC-based startup creating cutting-edge machine learning (ML) infrastructure tools for data teams."
"In honor of the 2025 nomination period, we're revisiting several original Tech Trendsetter honorees to see where their careers have taken them and how their influence continues to ripple across housing and fintech. Nominations for the 2025 Tech Trendsetters are officially open as of September 1, 2025, and will close on September 30, 2025. This year's award will once again honor the professionals who are innovating for their organizations as well as the mortgage and real estate clients they serve."
HousingWire's Tech Trendsetters award launched in 2019 to recognize visionaries and innovators driving housing technology. Honorees include product leaders, data scientists, and executives shaping digital transformation across mortgage and real estate. Many original Tech Trendsetter recipients have advanced to leadership roles, founded startups, and launched groundbreaking products that reshape industry technology. The feature revisits several early honorees to track career progression and ongoing influence across housing and fintech. Nominations for the 2025 Tech Trendsetters are open September 1–30, 2025. The 2025 award will honor professionals innovating for their organizations and for mortgage and real estate clients. Examples include Erik Bernhardsson and Stacy Hoover.
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