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Self-Storage and SBA Financing: What We've Learned at the One-Year Mark

We’ve just passed the one-year mark for self-storage as an approved property type for Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. During the past year, the industry has started to learn the capabilities and limitations of the two loan programs (7A and 504), along with which ...More
January 4, 2012
Posted in Articles, Finance
Financing a Solar Self-Storage Project: Options and Opportunities

For many self-storage owners, solar makes economic sense. The hurdle, however, remains the upfront capital costs, sometimes in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. It's difficult to imagine funding such a project with cash. However, there are several ways to either forego ...More
December 29, 2011
Posted in Articles, Finance, Management
Being Prepared for a Self-Storage Loan Refinancing in Today's Capital Markets

In today’s market, self-storage borrowers face decreased property values and reduced loan proceeds, along with lenders who are now incredibly selective about the properties on which they'll extend a loan. A borrower can feel boxed in, like there’s nothing he can do to ...More
November 21, 2011 By David Zorich
Posted in Articles, Finance
The BSC Group Arranges $74.6M in Financing for a 19-Property Self-Storage Portfolio

The BSC Group LLC, a commercial real estate financing advisor and provider of debt and equity capital solutions for self-storage owners, arranged $74.6 million in financing for a 19-property self-storage portfolio acquisition. ...More
September 6, 2011
Posted in News, Finance
Commercial Loan Defeasance and Self-Storage: Structures, Excecution, Partners and More

As the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market continues to rebound, defeasance is also making a comeback. Here's what it means for self-storage owners. ...More
August 10, 2011
Posted in Articles, Finance
Self-Storage and the Stock-Market See-Saw: Will Our Industry Be Affected?

The Down Jones Industrial Average plummeted 513 points yesterday in the worst stock sell-off since October 2008. Pundits cite fear over the U.S. economy and the European debt crisis as underlying factors. Are we staring down the barrel of another recession? And what, if ...More
August 5, 2011 By Teri Lanza
Posted in Blog, Finance
The BSC Group: Self-Storage Finance Market Healthy Again

The first half of 2011 has shown the markets are healthy again for the self-storage industry, according to The BSC Group LLC, a financial firm that services this product type. The company has already originated $75 million in total transaction volume this year, and has a ...More
July 26, 2011
Posted in News, Finance
Self-Storage Financial Advisor The BSC Group Releases First-Half 2011 Performance Results

The BSC Group LLC, a Chicago-based commercial real estate financing advisor for self-storage owners, released its performance results for the first half of 2011. The company originated more than $75 million in total transaction volume, including $58 million in debt and ...More
July 14, 2011
Posted in News, Finance
New Lending Options for Self-Storage Owners: A Case Study of an SBA 7a Loan

The process for acquiring an Small Business Administration loan is unknown to most self-storage borrowers. To better understand it, here's a look at a real recent transaction to see what works, what doesn’t and the factors that affect the outcome. ...More
July 1, 2011
Posted in Articles, Finance
Self-Storage Financial Advisor The BSC Group Welcomes Associate Vice President

The BSC Group LLC, a commercial real estate financing advisor specializing in the self-storage industry, hired Casey McGrath as associate vice president. Working from the company’s Chicago headquarters, McGrath will perform the financial underwriting and due diligence on ...More
June 14, 2011
Posted in News, Finance

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