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Self Storage

September 19, 2023

Self Storage Isn’t Just For Hoarders: A Primer For Investors

Only one asset class has an average occupancy of 92% and outperformed other asset classes in 2021, self-storage.

August 16, 2023

SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results

SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (“SmartStop” or “the Company”), a self-managed and fully-integrated self storage company, announced its overall results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023...

August 16, 2023

US REIT capital offering activity down more than 38% month over month in July

Capital markets activity by US equity real estate investment trusts slowed in July as the industry collected a total of $4.25 billion, a more than 38% drop from the $6.87 billion raised in June but a massive jump from the $426.4 million raised a year earlier...

August 15, 2023

Has the Self-Storage Real Estate Sector Peaked?

An August 6 Wall Street Journal article asked the question: “Is There a Limit to Americans' Self-Storage Addiction?” And answered its questions with: “Billions of Dollars Say Nope.” “There are self-storage facilities around the world, but nowhere have they been more popular to rent and profitable to own than in the U.S., thanks to Americans'…

August 3, 2023

SmartStop Self Storage Sponsors ‘Flight for Hope’ Round-the-World Journey

SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc., a self-managed real estate investment trust, is sponsoring the plane for Flight for Hope, a round-the-world journey by Callum Wallace to raise awareness and funds for the nonprofit Home Suite Hope and other charities. An advisor at real estate firm Engel & Völkers Oakville, Wallace is the fourth Canadian to…

July 26, 2023

Public Storage to acquire Simply Self Storage for $2.2 billion

Self-storage operator Public Storage (PSA.N) said on Monday it has entered a deal to buy Simply Self Storage from Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT) for $2.2 billion, as it looks to expand its market presence. Demand for storage space has waned from the heights of the pandemic, as people return to offices, and some analysts expect…

July 25, 2023

Why Blackstone Was Able To Turn Simply Self Storage Into an Extra $1 Billion in Under Three Years

Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust's deal to sell Simply Self Storage to Public Storage for $2.2 billion signals more than the seller collecting $1 billion over what it paid less than three years ago. It also indicates optimism about long-term self-storage demand in certain parts of the country didn't ease with the pandemic...

July 19, 2023

Why NYX Capital Sold Its $310M Self-storage Portfolio: President and CEO Yashar Fatehi Cites Economy, Market Conditions for Timing of Sale

After making Canada’s largest self-storage portfolio sale thus far in 2023, the CEO of NYX Capital Corp. says his company is not completely exiting the sector. NYX, a Toronto-based private equity real estate investment firm with over $1 billion assets under management, sold its $310-million self-storage portfolio last month. The income-producing properties were sold to Ladera Ranch, Calif.-based SmartStop…

June 24, 2023

California Self Storage Operator Vaults to Fifth Largest Player in Canada

California-based SmartStop Self Storage REIT is expanding in Canada's largest city, adding eight facilities in the greater Toronto area for $CA300 million...