What's in Store
What's in StoreGetting a glimpse of the self-storage financing future By Neal Gussis The title of this article says a lot more than it's initial implication, because the financing "store" has changed quite a bit since this publication's last annual finance issue ...More
November 1, 2000 Neal Gussis
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Automatic Credit-Card Payments
Automatic Credit-Card PaymentsTo take or not to take them... that is the question By Pamela Alton When a tenant first rents a unit from us, we often ask if he would like to pay his rent automatically each month by credit card. If he says "yes," we proceed to have ...More
October 1, 2000 Pamela Alton
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When Lenders Disappear
At the huge International Council of Shopping Centers convention this past year in Las Vegas, one of the keynote speakers touted there may never be a downturn cycle or major recession in the economy because of a permanent abundance of capital and access to that capital. If ...More
September 1, 2000 R.K. Kliebenstein, with contributions from Neal Gussis
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Another Walk Down Wall StreetSelf-storage financing players talk about the market, lending terms, interest ratesand more
Another Walk Down Wall StreetSelf-storage financing players talk about the market, lending terms, interest rates and more By Tara Collins Higher interest rates have slowed the progress of smaller self-storage financing transactions. However, most lenders say there's still ...More
April 1, 2000 Tara Collins
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The State of Real EstateChange, overbuilding and the future of self-storage
The State of Real EstateChange, overbuilding and the future of self-storage By Michael L. McCune It has been a year since I last explored the real-estate aspects of self-storage in depth in this publication. The momentum of the last millennium has carried the self-storage ...More
February 1, 2000 Michael L. McCune
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From Start to FinishPutting a loan package in order
From Start to FinishPutting a loan package in order By Joe Fordonski Finding the type of financing that best fits their needs is key to self-storage owners today. Given the volatility in the commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) market over the past 12 months, ...More
November 1, 1999 Joe Fordonski
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From The Strip to Wall Street
From The Strip to Wall Street The numbers are in, and it's a record. This year's Las Vegas expo was the largest and most successful yet, with just under 3,000 participants. We'd like to express our gratitude to all those that have contributed to and frequented the show for ...More
February 1, 1999 Teri L. Lanza
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1999 State of the Industry Report
1999 State of the Industry Report By Tom Brecke The end of the century is shaping up to be an interesting time for the self-storage industry. After years of steady, unfettered growth, current signals indicate a possible slowdown in an industry that has done nothing but ...More
January 1, 1999 Tom Brecke
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A Walk Down Wall StreetThe state of financing in the self-storage industry
A Walk Down Wall StreetThe state of financing in the self-storage industry By Tara Collins Though reserved, lenders and Wall Streeters are optimistic for 1999. While the market took a hard turn during the last two quarters, things are beginning to look up for self-storage ...More
January 1, 1999 Tara Collins
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