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ISS Store Featured Product: On-Demand Self-Storage Seminars to Help You Learn While Staying in Place

Apr 07, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic may have forced us to postpone the 2020 Inside Self-Storage World Expo until July, but that doesn’t mean industry professionals have to forego education! Hundreds of seminars recorded at our past expo events are available...

Self Storage Association Launches ‘SSA Cares’ Program in Response to COVID-19

Apr 07, 2020

The Self Storage Association (SSA) has launched a program that will connect facility operators who are willing to donate free storage space with organizations in need that are fighting the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). SSA Cares will...

Don’t Leave Customers on Hold! Working With a Self-Storage Call Center

Apr 07, 2020

If customers are left hanging on the line when they call your self-storage facility, chances are, they’ll move on to your competition. A third-party call center can ensure you never miss another rental opportunity. Read about the advantages...

Self-Storage REIT Extra Space Supports Hospital Workers During COVID-19 Crisis

Apr 07, 2020

Extra Space Storage Inc., a publicly traded self-storage real estate investment trust (REIT) and third-party management firm, is responding to the urgent and growing medical needs created by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by donating...

Self-Storage Real Estate Firm Marcus & Millichap Acquires Metropolitan Capital Advisors

Apr 06, 2020

Marcus & Millichap (M&M), a commercial real estate firm that specializes in self-storage, has acquired Metropolitan Capital Advisors (MCA), a Dallas-based business that focuses on debt and equity financing for real estate developers, investors and...

Self-Storage Co-Op Storelocal Names New Chief Operating Officer

Apr 01, 2020

Storelocal, a cooperative created by independent self-storage operators to offer member benefits with economies of scale, has named Anne Mari DeCoster as chief operating officer, effective March 23. DeCoster has more than 18 years of industry...

Self-Storage Talk Featured Thread: Keeping Sane While Under COVID-19 Seclusion

Mar 31, 2020

The White House has extended its social-distancing mandate to April 30 in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States. While it’s a necessary precaution to prevent infection, the resulting isolation can be...

What Now? Coronavirus Guidance for Self-Storage Operators, Courtesy of the California Association

Mar 26, 2020

Self-storage operators everywhere are asking a lot of the same questions right now about how the coronavirus crisis impacts various aspects of business operation. Below is guidance from California Self Storage Executive Director Ross Hutchings...

Self-Storage REIT Life Storage Increases Digital Rental Services in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak

Mar 26, 2020

Life Storage Inc., a self-storage real estate investment trust (REIT) and third-party management company, has launched “Rent Now 2.0,” the second generation of its online rental platform, to increase digital rental services for customers during...

Self-Storage Real Estate Firm Marcus & Millichap Names Self-Storage Division National Director

Mar 25, 2020

Marcus & Millichap (M&M), a commercial real estate firm that specializes in self-storage, has named Steven D. Weinstock as national director of its Self Storage Division, which provides market knowledge, asset expertise and transaction services to...