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ISS BLOG – Here Come the Giants! Why U.S. Self-Storage Investors Are Entering Canada and What It Means for Us Local Operators

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…

India Self-Storage Operator SafeStorage Hits ₹50 Crore Revenue Milestone, Expands Portfolio

BREIT bails on self-storage sector as it chases data center jackpot

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…

Cashmere, WA, City Council Approves 6-Month Moratorium on Self-Storage Development

SmartStop Self Storage REIT Reports Second-Quarter 2026 Results

Shurgard Self Storage Releases Earnings Report for First Half of 2026

BREIT Exits Self-Storage As It Invests Billions Into Data Centers

BREIT is exiting its self-storage portfolio while deploying billions of dollars into data center investments.

BREIT Exits Self-Storage As It Invests Billions Into Data Centers

During Q2, the REIT offloaded its last 79 self-storage assets and poured $3.3B into its data center arm, QTS.

Revving Up Your Retail Center: Ways to Boost Self-Storage Revenue and Improve the Customer Experience

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…

South Korea Self-Storage Operator I’MBox Targets 400 Locations by Year-End

Buy or Build: The Only Numbers That Settle It

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…

Lubbock Self-Storage Market Update: Supply Cools Down as Local Economy Booms

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…

Elk Grove, CA, Proposes Moratorium on Self-Storage Development

MMCC Arranges Financing for Riverside County Self-Storage Property

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…

3650 Capital Furnishes Construction Loan for Yonkers Self-Storage

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.,…

Woodstock, IL, Officially Imposes 5% Municipal Tax on Self-Storage Rentals

Increasing Self-Storage NOI: An Owner's Guide to Raising Facility Value and Attracting Premium Buyers

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…

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 984-Unit Self-Storage Facility in Phoenix

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…

MMCC Arranges $8.2M Loan for Refinancing of Self-Storage Facility in DeSoto, Texas

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…

Marcus & Milichap Brokers Sale of 984-Unit Self-Storage Facility in Phoenix

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…

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of Six-Property Self-Storage Portfolio in Oregon

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…

JLL arranges construction financing for Extra Space Storage development in Glen Rock

Provident Bank provides loan for Shadowbrook Capital’s three-story self-storage project in Bergen County, New Jersey

JLL Brokers Sale of 686-Unit Self-Storage Facility in Newbury, Massachusetts

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…

White Label Storage Launches ECRI Hub for Self-Storage Operators

Market-Intelligence Platform TractIQ Reaches $500M in Live Self-Storage Deals, Launches Buybox

Stor-Age Acquires 10-Property Xtraspace Portfolio for $23.7M, Expanding South Africa Footprint

Ardent, Ironwood Open Self-Storage on Former Brownfield in Woonsocket

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 Brokers $18.4M Sale of Sunset Self Storage Facility in Puyallup, Washington

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…

Forge Building Co. Adds Custom Steel Carports to Self-Storage Product Line

Self-Storage Building Supplier Central States Manufacturing Promotes Melissa Dunson to VP of Sales and Marketing

Colliers Brokers $18M Sale of Newly Constructed Self-Storage

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…

Self-Storage Door Manufacturer Trac-Rite Hires Justin Sirstins as Western Regional Sales Manager

Talonvest Secures $47.6M Loan for 6-Property Texas Self-Storage Portfolio

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…

Versal Negotiates Sale of 93-Unit Self-Storage Facility in The Colony, Texas

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…

ISS, BETCO Present Webinar on the Future of Self-Storage Development, With a Focus on Flex Space and SmartReady Design