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Our Busiest Summer Yet: A Record Month on the Tenant Hotline

August 2, 2025 by Mike Vraa Leave a Comment

Last month, we mentioned that summer is our busiest time of the year on the hotline because of a seasonal surge in security deposit cases.But we didn’t expect this level of busy. In July, we set a new all-time record for the hotline for new contacts (calls and emails). In the hotline’s 33-year existence, this […]

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Midyear Hotline Contacts Trend 4% Higher in 2025

July 4, 2025 by Mike Vraa Leave a Comment

We’re halfway through 2025 and we’ll compare the first 6 months of 2024 to 2025’s results. We had 10,020 new contacts (emails and calls) this year, a 4% increase over 2024. We’re also up for total contacts (new, plus follow-ups). This year, we’re at 17,926 for the halfway point, up 5% over 2024. Here are […]

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Hotline Update – May 2025

June 5, 2025 by Mike Vraa Leave a Comment

We had a slight drop in tenant contacts (calls and emails) in May (1,385 new contacts) versus May, 2024 (1,643 new contacts). This happened for a couple reasons. First, May 31 was on a weekend this year. The last day of a calendar month (especially a summer month when move outs are high) is our […]

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April Hotline Volume up 8% from 2024

May 5, 2025 by Mike Vraa Leave a Comment

We’re a third of the way through 2025, and the tenant hotline is on pace for its highest yearly call volume ever. So far in 2025 we’ve been contacted (via email or phone)  by 6,967 renter households, an 8% increase over 2024. Our total contacts (new plus follow-ups) are also at a record level. with […]

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First Quarter Contacts Increased in 8 of Top 10 Categories

April 8, 2025 by Mike Vraa Leave a Comment

We’ve finished the first quarter of 2025, and the number of calls and emails are up on the hotline. For new contacts, we’re up 8% over 2024 and for total contacts (new and follow-up), we’ve seen a 9% increase over last-year’s total. Here are the top 10 reasons for contacts  in the first quarter of […]

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