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November Sees Most New Contacts to Hotline Ever

December 9, 2024 by Mike Vraa Leave a Comment

This November was the hotline’s busiest for new contacts (calls & emails) ever . Last year we had 1,461 new contacts in November while this year, we had 1,583, a 7% increase. Here are the top 10 reasons for calls in November, compared to November, 2023. Contact Reason Number of Contacts Change from Nov. ’23 […]

Filed Under: Newsletter, Tenant Hotline

Hotline remains on track to top 20,000 contacts again in 2024

November 5, 2024 by Mike Vraa Leave a Comment

October was another busy month for the hotline. We took slightly fewer calls/emails in October (2,929 total) than in September of this year—about a 5% drop. There were 1,664 new calls/emails in October and we remain on pace to potentially top 20,000 for the calendar year, repeating last year’s accomplishment. Here are the top 10 […]

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Last month the Hotline saw a 5% increase in Contacts from August 2023

September 10, 2024 by Mike Vraa Leave a Comment

New calls/emails for August eclipsed the total for August last year. This August, we had 1,943 new contacts compared to 1,860 last year, a 5% increase over last August. Here are the top 10 reasons for calls last month, compared to August, 2023. Contact Reason Number of Contacts Change from Aug. ’23 1. Repairs 584 […]

Filed Under: Newsletter, Tenant Hotline, Uncategorized

HOME Line has busiest July ever for new calls/emails

August 8, 2024 by Mike Vraa Leave a Comment

This was our busiest July ever for new calls/emails—we helped 1,794 tenant households throughout Minnesota, eclipsing last July’s 1,775 total.  This was our 5th busiest month of all-time for new calls. Here are the top 10 reasons for calls last month, compared to July, 2023. Contact Reason Number of Contacts Change from July ‘23 1.  […]

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Hotline Mid-Year Update

July 9, 2024 by Mike Vraa Leave a Comment

We’ve gone a full half-year on the tenant hotline and have some interesting statistics to share. 2023 was our busiest year in HOME Line history for contact volume so it is unsurprising that tenant hotline client interactions (primarily calls and emails) are down from last year’s halfway-point totals. In 2024 thus far we’ve advised 5% […]

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HOME Line is a tax-exempt non-profit organization under Internal Revenue Code § 501(c)(3).

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