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Ben Vestal

Large Investment Groups Change the Self-Storage Real Estate and Finance Landscape

With the self-storage acquisitions market alive and well, it brings to light the continued bifurcation in the market between institutional-type investors and non-institutional ones. This new crop of investors has changed the way self-storage operators obtain financing for ...More
April 17, 2012 By Ben Vestal
Posted in Articles, Finance, Real Estate
Self-Storage in the Northeast States: Real Estate Market Snapshot 2012

Self-storage operators around the country are beginning to see occupancy levels increase, and financing is loosening for qualified buyers. In this article, real estate experts from the northeast states discuss self-storage leasing activity over the past year, and debate ...More
March 22, 2012 By Ben Vestal
Posted in Articles, Finance, Real Estate
Argus Self Storage Sales Network and Professional Self Storage Management Form Strategic Partnership

Argus Self Storage Sales Network and Professional Self Storage Management LLC have formed a strategic partnership, combining their expertise and personnel to enhance the resources they provide to the self-storage industry in real estate and management services. ...More
March 9, 2012
Posted in News, Management, Real Estate
Investment Opportunities in Self-Storage: 5 Keys for Owners/Sellers and Investors/Buyers

An optimistic outlook for the self-storage transaction market means great opportunities for industry buyers and sellers. The year ahead should see great equilibrium, with buyers and sellers coming together on lucrative deals. This article outlines key points and ...More
February 17, 2012 By Ben Vestal
Posted in Articles, Real Estate
Cautious Optimism Reigns in the Self-Storage Real Estate Market

The last few months of 2011 were markedly different than the first six months of the year, especially for the real estate business and self-storage properties. Cautious optimism is certainly present in today’s market, albeit mostly from facility owners who have seen their ...More
January 10, 2012 By Ben Vestal
Posted in Articles, Finance, Real Estate
Self-Storage Real Estate in Retrospect: A Recap of Operations, Investor Activity and Capital Markets in 2011

If you’ve read the latest news coming out of the self-storage industry, it’s apparent that the fundamentals of the self-storage business are sound. Based on conversations with self-storage owners, here are the three main topics on their minds as we close out 2011. ...More
December 11, 2011
Posted in Articles, Finance, Management, Real Estate
Self-Storage Real Estate in the Western States: Capitalization Rates, Financing and New Development

The self-storage real estate market has shown more activity as investors began to once again seek quality properties. To get answers to questions relevant to today’s facility owners, buyers and sellers, a roundtable of real estate experts discuss the state of self-storage ...More
November 23, 2011
Posted in Articles, Development, Finance, Real Estate
The Role Arbitrage Plays in Today's Self-Storage Real Estate Opportunities

While an increase in revenue is creating more cash flow for self-storage owners today, the real opportunity lies in the arbitrage between cap rates and interest rates on which a real estate investor can capitalize. Arbitrage is usually thought of as a high finance concept, ...More
October 29, 2011 By Ben Vestal
Posted in Articles, Finance, Real Estate
Self-Storage Real Estate in the South-Central States: Leasing Activity and Sales Potential

In this article, real estate experts from the U.S. south-central region discuss self-storage leasing activity over the past 12 months, and debate whether now is a good time for self-storage owners to sell their facilities. ...More
September 1, 2011 By Ben Vestal
Posted in Articles, Real Estate
Risks and Opportunities in the Current Real Estate Market: Protecting Self-Storage Facility Value

There are many factors that affect self-storage facility value, and today's real estate market creates risks as well as opportunities for today's industry owners and investors. Read about cap rates, interests rates and other value influencers as well as ways to protect your ...More
July 31, 2011 By Ben Vestal
Posted in Articles, Finance, Real Estate

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