Self Storage

The self-storage sector rarely makes headlines the way multifamily or office markets do, but for investors paying close attention, it offers dynamics that reward discipline and long-term thi...

Across Europe, operators in sectors ranging from retail and logistics to senior housing and student accommodation are selling the properties they occupy and leasing them back. The trend is d...

If your investment portfolio is mostly stocks right now, you’ve probably been feeling pretty good lately. Markets have been hitting new records. But some experienced investors are quie...

The self-storage industry is moving away from intuition-based management toward data-driven operations as tighter market conditions and rising competition make old approaches less effective....

For most of the past decade, commercial real estate borrowers operated in an attractive rate environment. Capital was cheap, especially in the few years after COVID.  We saw the 10-year Tre...

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...