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The self-storage industry has enjoyed years of steady growth, thanks to shifting consumer needs, urbanization, and the rise of e-commerce requiring...
The self-storage industry was still in its infancy in 1975 when the Self Storage Association (SSA) was formed. Now 50 years later, it’s hard to...
The massive amounts of capital that poured into the self-storage industry in the last 10 years has led to mega-deals like the $12 billion merger of...
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It's been 13 days since catastrophic flooding swept across Central Texas. In the early morning hours of America’s birthday, the water levels of the...
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Most leaders don’t ignore change because they don’t care. They ignore it because, in the moment, it doesn’t feel urgent. When the metrics look good...
The self-storage sector has experienced a slowdown over the past two years, a direct consequence of the current gridlock in the housing market,...
After 25 years in self-storage, I’ve seen this industry grow in ways I never could have imagined. I’ve watched it move from pen-and-paper logs to...
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