# The Real Reason Next Gen Buyers Won't Call You Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mortgage-marketing-radio-698203/the-real-reason-next-gen-buyers-won-t-call-you Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mortgage-marketing-radio-698203/the-real-reason-next-gen-buyers-won-t-call-you.md Podcast: [Mortgage Marketing Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mortgage-marketing-radio-698203) Published: 2026-04-08T19:53:00+00:00 Episode link: https://episode.flightcast.com/01KNQ7JA8E9PCQYJVMP0EBA2RT.mp3 Audio file: https://episode.flightcast.com/01KNQ7JA8E9PCQYJVMP0EBA2RT.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mortgage-marketing-radio-698203/episodes/the-real-reason-next-gen-buyers-won-t-call-you Duration seconds: 2269 ## Resource Most loan officers are solving the wrong problem. They think next-gen buyers need lower rates. Or bigger down payment assistance programs. Or easier qualifying standards. The data disagrees. Kristin Messerli, Co-Founder of First Home IQ, has spent six years surveying 9,000-plus respondents to study exactly what is holding millennials and Gen Z back from buying their first home. And what she found is that the biggest barriers have nothing to do with money. They have everything to do with trust, overwhelm, and misinformation. In this episode of Mortgage Marketing Radio, guest host Katie Shive and Kristin break down the 2026 NextGen Homebuyer Report -- what the data reveals, what it means for your business, and what you can do about it right now. Links and Resources: NextGen Homebuyer Report 2026: https://nextgenhomebuyer.com/reports/2026 First Home IQ: https://firsthomeiq.com/ First Home IQ Monday Workshop (Free): https://firsthomeiq.com/workshop/ Geoff Zimpfer Lunch and Learn Resources: https://join.goagentrx.com/webinar Connect With Katie Shive: https://katieshive.com/ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mortgage-marketing-radio-698203/episodes/the-real-reason-next-gen-buyers-won-t-call-you/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/mortgage-marketing-radio-698203/the-real-reason-next-gen-buyers-won-t-call-you.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.