• December 08, 2024

Data

NYC Self Storage

27 Nov, 2024

New York City Leads U.S. in Self-Storage Conversion Projects

New York City has become the nation’s leader in transforming industrial and retail spaces into...

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Storable Self-Storage Report

17 Oct, 2024

Storable Releases 2025 Self-Storage Industry Outlook

Storable, a leader in integrated technology solutions for the self-storage industry, has released a...

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FEDESSA Self Storage

10 Oct, 2024

FEDESSA Releases 2024 European Storage Report

The Federation of European Self Storage Associations (FEDESSA) has released its 2024 European...

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houston self storage report

26 Sep, 2024

Marcus & Millichap Publishes Special Report

Marcus & Millichap has published its Houston Metro Area Self-Storage midyear 2024 special report.

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self storage report

19 Sep, 2024

Cushman & Wakefield Release 2024 Self-Storage  report

Cushman & Wakefield, the American global commercial real estate services firm headquartered in...

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Self Storage Data Sharing

14 Sep, 2024

Delete Your Doubts: How Sharing Self-Storage Data Benefits Everyone

The old saying “share and share alike” posits that everyone in a group should share an equal amount...

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James McLean

14 Aug, 2024

Who’s Who In Self Storage: James McLean,  Radius+

For nearly a year now, the “hot talk of the town” has been the new pricing strategy employed by the...

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pricing bias

9 Aug, 2024

The Six Pricing Biases: Understanding Your Uncertainty

Self-storage owners are faced with uncertainty every day, and a lot of that stems from nagging...

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Self-storage rates aggressive

11 Jul, 2024

Are Aggressive ECRIs Leading To Lower NOI,  Higher Customer Churn?

Go to any self-storage event or attend any self-storage call these days, and the conversation...

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self storage data

21 Jun, 2024

Numbers Game: How Harnessing Data Helps You Succeed

In today’s digital age, data has become one of the most valuable assets for businesses, including...

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Self Storage News

1 May, 2024

Why We're Sending The New York Times Our Self-Storage Almanac

Last week, the New York Times published the story “Square Feet: Americans Went All-In on...

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18 Apr, 2024

OpenTech Releases Free 2024 Self Storage Data Report

OpenTech Alliance has announced the release of its latest annual data white paper. The free 2024...

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Self Storage History

1 Apr, 2024

MSM Opens Online Magazine Archive: 43 Years of Self-Storage History

Modern Storage Media (MSM), the media company that publishes Messenger, the annual Self-Storage...

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tenant inc

25 Mar, 2024

Tenant, Inc Awarded SOC Type 2 Data Security & Compliance Certification

Tenant, Inc., the vertical SaaS technology platform company offering a complete software ecosystem...

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self storage supply and demand

15 Mar, 2024

Dynamics of Self-Storage Resiliency: History of Supply & Demand

The self-storage sector has rightfully earned a reputation for being recession resilient. Unlike...

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Yardi self storage data

29 Feb, 2024

Yardi to Introduce New Self-Storge Software at SSA Spring Show

Yardi®, a sponsor, presenter, and exhibitor at the Self Storage Association's 2024 Spring...

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self storage construction

22 Feb, 2024

Latest Yardi Forecast Suggests New Near-Term Supply

Yardi® Matrix's Q1 2024 Self Storage Supply Forecast suggests an expansion in near-term supply,...

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absolute storage management

14 Feb, 2024

Absolute Storage Management Releases Year-End Review

Absolute Storage Management (Absolute) has announced its operating results for the three months and...

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self storage rate hikes

31 Jan, 2024

Aggressive Rate Hikes 3: Without Data, We’re Just Rolling The Dice

By now, you have the background on REIT rate hikes, and you’ve seen what happened when we...

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self storage data

26 Jan, 2024

U.S. Census Bureau Highlights Self Storage Success during pandemic

The self-storage industry demonstrated unique resilience to economic downturns, including the...

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self storage rates

24 Jan, 2024

Aggressive Rate Hikes 2: We Tried it. Here's What Happened.

The REITs new pricing strategy – lowering web rates and then implementing dramatic increases just a...

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storage rate hikes

17 Jan, 2024

Aggressive Rate Hikes Part 1: How These Strategies Can Harm The Self-Storage Industry

The self storage industry is in a precarious position and it all has to do with pricing and...

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facility data

27 Dec, 2023

Understanding Facility Data: Don't Leave Money on the Table!

Imagine going into your doctor’s office and hearing medical jargon when they are giving you test...

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data sharing

27 Dec, 2023

Sync To Share: Arriving at the Data Sharing Era

In recent months, MSM has been highlighting the importance of data sharing in the self-storage...

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self storage data sharing

15 Nov, 2023

Sharing Is caring: 10 reasons to share your self storage data

“Sharing is caring” may sound like a lazy platitude, but when it comes to your data, sharing does...

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9 Jun, 2023

The Self Storage Data Sharing Dilemma

It can be stated without hyperbole that the quality of data in the self-storage industry is...

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Self Storage Data

24 Aug, 2021

Information Influx: Making Dollars And Sense Of Data

The dictionary defines data as “facts and statistics collected together for reference or...

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data breaches

1 Apr, 2018

Is Self Storage Safe From Data Breaches?

What do Yahoo, Adult Friend Finder, eBay, Equifax, Heartland Payment Systems, and Target all have...

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data mining

1 Feb, 2018

Data Mining Tools Matter

The Importance Of Tracking Supply And Demand Trends During A Storage Expansion Cycle The...

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self storage data breach

1 Sep, 2017

Data Breaches: What The Law Says

As it currently stands, there is no specific federal law addressing a business’s obligations when...

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self storage data

1 May, 2017

Digging Into Customer Data

How To Uncover Invaluable Information At Extra Space Storage, our data science team spends the...

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data security

1 Oct, 2016

Dealing With Customer Data Security And The Risk Of Identity Theft

There are two separate issues that need to be addressed when discussing security for customers’...

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