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SPICEWOOD, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has negotiated the sale of Double Horn Storage, a 119-unit facility in the Central Texas city of Spicewood. The facility totals 40,160 net rentable square feet. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster, Hugh Horne and Kirk Silas of Versal represented the…
BREIT is exiting its self-storage portfolio while deploying billions of dollars into data center investments.
Zenith Industrial Outdoor Storage acquired a three-property portfolio in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.
U.S. self-storage companies are expanding into Canada, lured by an undersupplied market and significant growth potential. The CEO and cofounder of Montreal Mini-Storage Group examines what this wave of billion-dollar investments means for Canadian operators and reveals the strategies they must adopt to compete…
Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust is slamming the door shut on the self-storage sector. BREIT sold its final 79 assets in the sector during the second quarter, Bisnow reported, citing the firm’s second-quarter earnings report. BREIT scored an $852 million deal from the sale, netting $177 million in gains from the…
During Q2, the REIT offloaded its last 79 self-storage assets and poured $3.3B into its data center arm, QTS.
Lots of self-storage operators sell retail products like locks, boxes, packing tape, and other moving and packing supplies. However, they don’t all know how or make the effort to maximize these sales. This type of merchandise not only increases revenue and draws in non-storage customers, it improves the tenant…
By Garrett Byrd Storage Authority Franchise Buy versus build gets treated like a personality quiz. Are you patient. Do you like risk. None of it decides anything. Three things do: how much cash you can lock up for three years, how long you can go without a distribution, and whether your spread survives being half…
This week the Radius+ team took a closer look at the Lubbock, TX CBSA. Historical Supply Growth in Lubbock, TX CBSA: 2020: 1.9% 2021: 1% 2022: 3.3% 2023: 8% 2024: 3.1% 2025: 0% 2026: 0% Lubbock saw notable supply additions in 2022, 2023, and 2024, creating competitive pressure in the market. The region has…
CBRE Investment Management presents a strategic framework for selecting self-storage markets, addressing fundamentals of real asset investment in the sector.
3650 Capital has provided an approximately $24-million senior construction loan to finance the completion of 1060 Nepperhan Avenue, a 949-unit self-storage development located in Yonkers, NY. The project will be branded and operated by CubeSmart. The development is sponsored jointly by Cayre Equities and KCT Inc.,…
Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation (MMCC) arranged $7,380,000 in financing for Beaumont RV and Self Storage, a 49,958-square-foot self-storage property located at 251 W. 1st St. in Beaumont. Chad O’Connor, executive managing director in MMCC’s San Diego office, secured the 10-year financing with a national…
Report on self-storage market recovery and investor sentiment shift following sector challenges.
If you’re thinking about selling your self-storage facility, you’re no doubt focused on price. You want to maximize value and buyer appeal, and one of the most effective ways to do that is to increase net operating income. This doesn’t happen overnight; it takes planning. However, there are simple yet effective…
DESOTO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged an $8.2 million loan for the refinancing of Grizzly Self Storage, located in DeSoto, a southern suburb of Dallas. The number of units was not disclosed, but Grizzly Self Storage spans 132,265 net rentable square feet and offers both personal and…
PHOENIX — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 984-unit Extra Space Storage facility in Phoenix. Located at 6316 N. 7th St., the gated-access property features fully climate-controlled units, drive-in loading areas, multiple elevators, onsite management office, 24/7 video surveillance and an interior…
PHOENIX — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 984-unit Extra Space Storage asset in Phoenix. Located at 6316 N. 7th St., the gated-access property features fully climate-controlled units, drive-in loading area, multiple elevators, onsite management office, 24/7 video surveillance and an interior concrete…
Provident Bank provides loan for Shadowbrook Capital’s three-story self-storage project in Bergen County, New Jersey
NEWBURY, MASS. — JLL has brokered the sale of a 686-unit self-storage facility in Newbury, located northeast of Boston. Newbury Self Storage comprises 12 single-story buildings that were built in phases between 2016 to 2023 on a 49.3-acre site. Totaling 111,000 net rentable square feet, the property also includes…
PORTLAND, ORE. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a six-property, 537,962-square-foot self-storage portfolio in Oregon. The properties are located in Ashland, Bend, Prineville, Redmond, Hood River and Hillsboro. Adam Schlosser, Keith Phillips and Dean Trammell of Marcus & Millichap, represented the…
Our annual Top-Operators Lists share data about movement among the self-storage industry’s largest owners and management firms, but what does it all really mean? In this post, ISS Associate Editor Ron Matejko explains his process for writing the annual top-ops analysis, which he has now done for three years. He…
The Ardent Companies and Ironwood Development Partners announced the opening of a Class-A self-storage facility in Woonsocket, RI. Located at 153 Hamlet Ave., the three-story, 80,000-square-foot property features 913 climate-controlled units. It will be managed by Extra Space Storage. The project marks Ardent’s…
Colliers arranged the $18.4 million sale of Sunset Self-Storage, a newly constructed self-storage facility at 5514 152nd St. E. in Puyallup, Washington. Executive Vice President Jacob Becher and Vice President Nate Fliflet represented both the buyer, BVDSS Puyallup Owner LLC, and the seller, Mitchell RE Holdings…
PUYALLUP, WASH. — Colliers has arranged the $18.4 million sale of Sunset Self Storage, a newly constructed self-storage facility at 5514 152nd St. E in Puyallup. BVDSS Puyallup Owner LLC sold the asset to Mitchell RE Holdings LLC. Completed in 2025, Sunset Self Storage features climate-controlled units, multistory…
Calare Properties completed the sale of 1 Wesley Street in Malden, MA. The approximately 103,300-square-foot property includes a fully renovated self-storage facility, a fully leased industrial warehouse building and a retail kiosk. Calare and Equity Resource Investments were joint venture partners on the…
Talonvest Capital secured a $47.6 million permanent loan on behalf of The Jenkins Organization and Clark Investment Group for a six-property self-storage portfolio located across five high-growth Texas markets, including Austin, McKinney, Frisco, Houston (shown) and Bee Cave. The institutional-quality portfolio…
For years, success in self-storage was often measured through growth. More facilities. More markets. More acquisitions. More square footage. More development activity. That mindset made sense during a period when demand was expanding, capital was widely available, rental rates were rising, and population movement…
This week the Radius+ team took a closer look at the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX CBSA. Historical Supply Growth in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX CBSA: 2020: 4% 2021: 3.3% 2022: 5% 2023: 5.7% 2024: 13.3% 2025: 5% 2026: 0% McAllen has seen tremendous supply growth from 2022 through 2025, with 13.5% new supply added…
THE COLONY, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has negotiated the sale of a 93-unit facility in The Colony, located north of Dallas. LifeSmart Storage operates the facility, which totals 9,300 net rentable square feet. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster, Hugh Horne and Kirk Silas of Versal…
This is a deal announcement from Inside Self-Storage, published August 3, 2026, regarding Lighthouse Storage Solutions' acquisition of Haviland Storage Services' California management portfolio, in connection with the retirement of industry figure Sue Haviland. The item covers a transaction in the self-storage sector.
This is a promotional webinar published by Inside Self-Storage on August 3, 2026, focused on self-storage development strategies including flex space and SmartReady facilities for long-term growth.
1BoxSelf Storage heeft een huurovereenkomst gesloten met Campus Offices voor kantoorruimte in Campus Cees aan de Luttenbergweg 8 in Amsterdam-Zuidoost. De aanbieder van opslagruimte vestigt zijn nieuwe hoofdkantoor op de vierde verdieping van het gebouw.
Warburg Pincus-backed StorHub has formed a partnership with Japanese self-storage specialist Palma to develop and acquire facilities across Japan, as the Singapore-based operator steps up its expansion in one of Asia Pacific’s most established storage markets. Under the pipeline agreement... Read More>> The post…
Image CEO Chris Marr says steady customer demand, easing new supply pressures, and digital advantages for larger operators are positioning the self-storage sector for continued growth.
This is a news item published by Inside Self-Storage on July 30, 2026, reporting on financial results released by self-storage REITs for the second quarter of 2026.
This is a news item published by Inside Self-Storage on July 30, 2026, reporting on Public Storage's expansion of its community solar program in Northern Illinois.
This is a viewpoint-commentary piece published by Inside Self-Storage in July 2026 that presents Alex Pardo's guidance on five methods for funding an initial self-storage facility investment without personal capital. The article addresses financing strategies within the self-storage sector.
GOLETA, CALIF. — Talonvest Capital has arranged a $45 million senior bridge loan to refinance a self-storage property owned by 1784 Holdings, a national self-storage owner and developer. Located in Goleta, the property comprises 95,523 net rentable square feet across 972 climate-controlled self-storage units. Extra…
This is a market report published by Inside Self-Storage in July 2026 covering the self-storage sector, specifically examining changes in the top-operators lists following acquisitions and management turnover. The report indicates that the prior year was relatively quiet in terms of activity before recent significant changes altered the rankings of major operators.
This week the Radius+ team took a closer look at the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA CBSA Historical Supply Growth in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA CBSA: 2020: 0% 2021: 2.2% 2022: 1.3% 2023: 2.1% 2024: 1.2% 2025: 0% 2026: 0% Shreveport has seen moderate to low levels of supply growth from 2021 through 2024. The market’s…
This is a viewpoint-commentary article published by Inside Self-Storage in July 2026 addressing operational strategies for self-storage facilities serving elderly tenants, including guidance on managing interactions with renters experiencing cognitive decline.
Strong rate growth last year reflected in ongoing year-over-year decline SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 29, 2026 – Seasonal factors contributed to a month-over-month increase in the U.S. average advertised rate for self storage facilities in June 2026 even as year-over-year growth continued to lag, new Yardi® Matrix…
This is a news item from Inside Self-Storage published in July 2026 reporting on a court decision in Oldham County, Kentucky regarding a denied amendment for a self-storage development project.
Yardi Matrix's monthly national summary tracking rent growth trends and new supply pipeline activity across the self-storage sector.
In Vietnam, the gap between the amount of stuff people own and the space they have to accommodate it keeps widening, fueling demand for self-storage units. Though the industry is still developing in this country, there’s vast potential for expansion. In this article, the founder of local operator MyStorage shares…