Drew Uher, founder and CEO of HomeLight, leads one of the most widely adopted financial innovations in residential real estate. Under Uher’s leadership, HomeLight has reshaped how agents and lenders assist clients with buying and selling homes through AI-powered solutions like Buy Before You Sell, unlocking over $885 million in equity and establishing a nationwide presence that redefines potential in a high-rate housing market.
Uher’s leadership focuses on empowering real estate professionals and homeowners to thrive in challenging transaction environments. As the industry often lags in innovation, Uher concentrated HomeLight’s efforts on delivering real-time, practical solutions for agents and lenders. His vision led to the rapid adoption of Buy Before You Sell, an AI-powered bridge loan product that has grown phenomenally, engaging over 22,000 loan officers and 28,000 top agents in just two years. This product alone has unlocked substantial home equity, alleviating the stress of contingent offers for buyers.
HomeLight’s success directly results from Uher’s commitment to addressing real-world needs rather than pursuing disruption for its own sake. He fosters a team culture rooted in scrappiness, performance, and integrity, setting high standards for innovation in real estate. Uher continues to be a respected voice in the industry, championing smarter, AI-powered tools to help people move confidently.
Beyond his executive role, Uher is instrumental in setting HomeLight’s long-term vision, collaborating across product, engineering, and sales teams, and establishing pivotal partnerships. Under his leadership, HomeLight’s Buy Before You Sell product expanded into 48 states, integrating with over 100 lending institutions, including key players such as American Pacific Mortgage. These collaborations empower more than 22,000 loan officers to offer clients non-contingent buying power.
Uher also spearheads AI integration across HomeLight’s platform, including a custom instant-approval engine and enterprise-grade document automation tool processing over 12,000 pages monthly with near-zero errors. Additionally, a referral engine utilizing agent performance data generates hundreds of thousands of high-quality matches annually. These initiatives reduce friction, boost conversion, and position HomeLight as a leading scalable, integrated solution in real estate technology.
What is one habit you swear by?
I don’t work on planes. It’s the only time I really have to myself — no calls, no Slack, no back-to-back meetings. So instead of cramming in emails at 35,000 feet, I use that time to reset.
Name:
Drew Uher
Title:
Founder & CEO
Company Name:
HomeLight
