Self Storage

Self-storage facilities typically convert 60 to 70 percent of revenue into net operating income, yet many operators are leaving money on the table. Antoni Watts, founder of Fuji Lane and cre...

Real estate investment performance is often determined long before construction starts or a property opens. While many developers focus on acquisitions, financing, or construction execution,...

After a prolonged slowdown, the self-storage sector is beginning to regain momentum. Demand is ticking back up alongside a modest recovery in housing activity, while new construction has sha...

The American moving industry is undergoing major changes that go beyond headlines about remote work. Corporate relocations are becoming smaller and less common, while moves driven by individ...

Extended lease-up periods for newly constructed self-storage facilities are creating a mismatch between construction-loan expectations and the realities of securing permanent financing, acco...

The self-storage sector is showing early signs of stabilization after its longest stretch of declining rental rates and occupancy in more than a decade. Oversupply and falling rates defined ...

Major self-storage operators are scaling back years of aggressive online rental-rate tactics in response to mounting regulatory scrutiny and legal challenges, according to Tom de Jong, Execu...

The self-storage industry has changed rapidly in recent years, forcing operators to adjust their strategies in response to rising interest rates, more complex market dynamics, and higher inv...

The self storage development sector is facing a major slowdown. Industry data indicates that up to 75% of development projects currently in the pipeline have stalled or been abandoned, leadi...

The self-storage industry’s reputation as a passive, hands-off investment is not just wrong – it’s becoming a competitive liability, according to one industry veteran who has m...

Tax strategy is playing a more prominent role in real estate investment as market conditions shift and tax regulations change. Brian Kiczula, a cost segregation specialist and owner of CostS...

At first glance, small-bay industrial and self-storage centers look almost identical – low-rise boxes lined up along a highway, quietly collecting rent. But the similarities end there. The...

A decommissioned hospital in a blue-collar neighborhood near Daytona Beach might seem like an unlikely prize property. But according to Mark Fansler, CEO of M Vincent Assets (MVA) LLC, such ...

The commercial real estate financing landscape is undergoing significant changes, with office properties showing renewed strength and technology bringing new efficiencies to the industry. Ab...

The self-storage industry is experiencing a dramatic shift toward larger facilities as rising costs and operational efficiencies push developers to build bigger, according to Charles Kao, Ma...