Self Storage

In 2020, only 250 to 300 new facilities are expected to open, compared to up to 800 scheduled for this year.

Even as worry about over-building spreads, self-storage properties in primary markets go for cap rates as low as 5 percent.

Developers may have added too much space to the self-storage sector to keep supply levels in check.

As new construction in the self-storage sector ramps up, owners of existing properties are often forced to cut rents.

Strong demand and immunity to recessions keeps investors interested in self-storage buys.

Rental growth in the self-storage sector will hit a new normal, according to Eric Frankel, an analyst with Green Street Advisors. But the new normal will be “fine.”

The self-storage sector’s appeal seems to defy convention. Self-storage assets lack the architectural themes and fine details that produce trophy properties in the office and retail sectors. No gleaming lobbies or guest amenities like the hotel s...

Investors are crowding into self-storage as the sector continues to post the highest long-term returns of any commercial property type, according to a recent quarterly industry survey. Marc Boorstein, a principal with Chicago-based MJ Partners...