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Innovation at Center of UK Self-Storage Market Maturation

Jan 25, 2018

The U.K. self-storage market is growing quickly, largely by attracting an influx of commercial tenants with business-centric services. Guest blogger Julie Whyman of Stefanius takes a look at some of the innovations and market factors spurring the...

The Canadian Growth Surge: Self-Storage Opportunities and Challenges

Jan 24, 2018

It’s no secret that Canada is experiencing a real estate boom, and the country’s self-storage sector is no exception. The industry is experiencing a growth surge, but there are also significant obstacles to entry for investors and developers.

StorTrack Enhances InSite Market Reports for Self-Storage

Jan 12, 2018

StorTrack, a division of 365 Media Inc. that offers competitor-pricing data, market-analysis tools and first-stage due diligence to the self-storage industry, has added several new components to its InSite Market Reports.

Is Self-Storage Overbuilding Imminent in Australia? A Prominent Operator Examines the Market

Jan 10, 2018

Despite high property prices, new self-storage projects continue to spring up across Australia. The managing director of the Kennards Self Storage brand questions whether overbuilding is on the horizon and offers a performance overview of existing...

3 Trends That Will Reshape Self-Storage in 2018

Dec 28, 2017

Each year, the self-storage industry is influenced by trends that subside and others that gain in strength. Guest blogger Hunter Thompson of Cash Flow Connections predicts the trends that will reshape self-storage the most in 2018 involve...

Unparalleled Momentum Pushes Self-Storage Real Estate Into Uncharted Territory

Nov 22, 2017

Over the last three years, the self-storage real estate market has been the strongest in industry history. Positive energy and performance have pushed us toward uncharted territory. Here are some trends that will continue to fuel that growth.

Jernigan Capital Comments on New Self-Storage Supply in Top 50 US Markets

Nov 03, 2017

Officials at Jernigan Capital Inc., a merchant bank and advisory firm serving the self-storage industry, believe the current rate of new facility supply coming to market has been largely overstated in terms of projects expected to follow through...

Self-Storage Rental Rates Stay Flat in Texas

Oct 23, 2017

Rental rates for self-storage units in Texas have been relatively flat for four consecutive years, after an 18 percent spike between 2012 and 2014, according to data released this week by SpareFoot, an online marketplace for self-storage consumers...

ISS News Desk: Bee Safe Scales Back Self-Storage Development Due to Oversupply

Oct 18, 2017

The recent wave of self-storage development activity has created a logjam of project applications in cities across the country, particularly in the Southeast. North Carolina-based Bee Safe Storage and Wine Cellar recently announced it would slow...

FEDESSA, JLL Release Research Findings on European Self-Storage Market

Oct 17, 2017

The European self-storage market continues to grow, with a high ceiling for future supply, according to research released by the Federation of European Self Storage Associations (FEDESSA) and investment-management firm JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle)...