About FirstHome IQ

We're closing the homeownership education gap. Together.

FirstHome IQ is the housing industry's 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We give housing professionals the education platform that turns confused renters into confident buyers, with them as the guide the buyer chooses first.

Why We Started

Nobody taught us how to buy a home.

The next generation wants to own a home, and most were never taught how. They're drowning in information they can't verify, from TikTok, Reddit, and ChatGPT, and only 1 in 8 trust a housing professional not to take advantage of them. So they stall, they ghost, and many never start. The average first-time buyer is now 40 years old, the oldest on record.

Confusion is a design flaw, not a character flaw. Nobody is bad at this. The material is bad, and the system never taught it. That reframe is the whole organization.

Kristin Messerli with Dave Savage and Todd Bookspan at an industry advocacy event

Research. Education. Advocacy.

Three programs, one gap. The work compounds in this order.

01

Research

Six years of the NextGen Homebuyer Report with National MI. 9,000+ buyers surveyed.

Read the research →
02

Education

Free courses, calculators, and games at learn.firsthomeiq.com. Professional education at teach.firsthomeiq.com.

Explore the free tools →
03

Advocacy

We bring housing professionals to Capitol Hill so first-time buyers have someone speaking for them there.

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Leadership

Board of Directors.

Kristin Messerli
Kristin Messerli
Executive Director (non-voting)
Dave Savage
Dave Savage
Chairman
Todd Bookspan
Todd Bookspan
Vice Chair
JJ Mazzo
JJ Mazzo
CrossCountry Mortgage
Mitch Kider
Mitch Kider
Weiner Brodsky Kider PC
Jeremy Potter
Jeremy Potter
Silk Title Company
Clayton Collins
Clayton Collins
HousingWire
Rob Chrane
Rob Chrane
Down Payment Resource
Gene Lugat
Gene Lugat
Prime Lending
Mosi Gatling
Mosi Gatling
New American Funding
Amir Syed
Amir Syed
GO! Coaching
Robin Clayton
Robin Clayton
PRMG Inc.
Bill Dallas
Bill Dallas
Dallas Capital
Michael Vandi
Michael Vandi
Addy AI
David King
David King
Little Nessy Media
Jason Klaskin
Jason Klaskin
Annie Mac
Where This Is Going

The vision.

A national ecosystem of homebuyer education: thousands of certified educators, an Ambassador in every market, education-first industry partnerships, and research that keeps the industry honest about what buyers actually need.

A map of the United States dotted with Ambassador locations coast to coast an Ambassador in every market
Join the work

Pick your way in.

Professionals become Ambassadors and Advocates. Companies become partners. And anyone can fund free education for the next person who needs it.

Buying your first home? Everything you need is free at learn.firsthomeiq.com →