Market Conditions

PricewaterhouseCoopers has released the Korpacz Real Estate Investor Survey for the first half of 2010, containing an article titled, "Domestic Self-Storage Market: A Return to 7.25% Overall Cap Rates?"

Its important to understand the role of the broker before you hire one. If a self-storage facility is priced properly and a good marketing plan is executed, the property will sell in a reasonable amount of time and the clients objectives will be met.

Two vital components of a flourishing self-storage operation are the management team and the marketing program. Solid marketing brings potential customers in the door, while good managers keep them around.

In this second of a three-part series, Inside Self-Storage asked experts in real estate, finance and development for their insight to todays market. The panel discusses how the economy has impacted construction and development, refinancing and cap...

In this three-part series, Inside Self-Storage asked experts in industry real estate, finance, development, management and marketing for their insight to todays market. Part 1 delves into real estate, examining how the economy has impacted the...

A self-storage real estate veteran take an in-depth look at self-storage occupancy levels nationwide, development, concessions and trends.

In a recent legal case brought before the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, the board decided certain Guardian Self Storage facilities were correctly valued for real estate tax purposes based on actual financial results from the property.

Understand the methodology for calculating self-storage facility value, including the roles of cash flow, expenses and cap rates.

A self-storage real estate expert takes a closer look at how the industry fared during the economic downturn, how cap rates were affected, and what self-storage owners and operators can expect in the near future.

Self-storage real estate experts in the Western United States talk about the self-storage market in their respective areas, including cap rates, occupancies, sales and more.