Barber honored among housing’s most influential executives
IRVINE, Calif. – September 1, 2026 – ATTOM, the leading provider of property data, AI-powered intelligence, and real estate analytics solutions, is pleased to announce that Rob Barber, CEO, has been named a recipient of the annual HousingWire Vanguards award. This award recognizes 100 executives whose leadership and strategic vision are helping shape the future of the housing economy.
Now in its 12th year, the Vanguards award honors accomplished leaders across mortgage, real estate and homebuilding who have demonstrated a lasting impact on their organizations and the industry at large. This year’s honorees stand out for their ability to turn complex market challenges into opportunities, lead consequential initiatives and position their companies for long-term success.
“I’m honored to be recognized by HousingWire and proud of the team at ATTOM whose dedication and innovation made this achievement possible,” said Rob Barber, CEO of ATTOM. “Over the past year, we have accelerated our vision of transforming property data into actionable intelligence through a layered approach that prepares data for AI, delivers it through modern environments, and powers advanced analytics for our customers. As technology continues to reshape the housing economy, we remain focused on delivering the intelligence, transparency, and innovation our customers need to make smarter decision.”
Rob Barber, CEO of ATTOM, has led the company’s transformation from a leading property data provider into a next-generation property intelligence platform built for the era of analytics and artificial intelligence. With more than 30 years of experience in real estate information services, Barber has combined strategic vision with disciplined execution to strengthen ATTOM’s position as one of the housing industry’s most trusted sources of property intelligence. Under his leadership, the company has expanded its focus beyond data access, enabling organizations across real estate, mortgage, insurance, and financial services to leverage analytics and AI-driven insights that support faster, smarter decision-making.
Over the past year, Barber has overseen one of the most significant periods of innovation in ATTOM’s history, including the acquisition of ResiShares, the launch of ResiScore neighborhood intelligence analytics, ATTOM Intelligence, AI-powered valuation and forecasting solutions, specialized AI Agents, and the Hyperlocal Home Price Index. He also spearheaded advancements in AI delivery through Snowflake, Databricks, Parquet-based delivery, and the ATTOM MCP Server, while introducing ATTOM Nexus to provide customers with greater transparency into data coverage, definitions, and quality. These innovations reflect Barber’s commitment to making trusted property intelligence more accessible, actionable, and AI-ready, helping organizations unlock greater value from property data and prepare for the future of housing technology.
“The 2026 HousingWire Vanguards represent the leadership our industry needs for this moment,” said Sarah Wheeler, Editor-in-Chief of HousingWire. “They are navigating disruption with clarity, bringing bold ideas to the table and executing strategies that create real results. Their influence extends beyond their own organizations, helping move the entire housing ecosystem toward a stronger and more innovative future.”
About HousingWire
HousingWire is an information services company that provides unique data and research, respected business journalism and must-attend events for housing leaders to use to advance their understanding and business outcomes. Our vision is a world in which housing leaders have a complete view of the housing market, and a broad community of peers with whom they can connect. We are committed to delivering the data, analytics, media, and events that advance this vision. Because housing is too important for narrow perspectives and missed connections. Informed housing leaders are better housing leaders. A connected housing industry is a better housing industry. And the full picture always reveals new opportunities. Explore more at www.housingwire.com.
About ATTOM
ATTOM delivers AI-driven property intelligence built on one of the nation's most trusted property data assets, covering 160+ million U.S. properties—99% of the population. Our engineered, multi-sourced real estate data spans property tax, deeds, mortgages, foreclosure, environmental risk, property conditions, natural hazards, neighborhood insights, and geospatial boundaries, rigorously validated for advanced analytics. ATTOM supports analytics and AI-driven applications through flexible delivery options including APIs, bulk licensing, cloud delivery, and the MCP Server for AI-powered, agentic access to engineered property data—enabling organizations to automate analysis and scale property intelligence across industries.
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