As many markets become oversaturated with self-storage properties, investors are seeing falling rents.

Real Estate professionals discussed topics including debt and equity flows, institutional capital and non-bank lender activity.

With store closings piling up, retail landlords are finding it easier to agree reduced rents to keep tenants operating.

Rents in the sector are expected to go up even in the case of a downturn, industry sources say.

The declines in New York and Boston weighted on the national measure for rent of primary residence.