Recently I had the pleasure of moderating a panel of some of the top players within the self-storage space nationally, from REITs to small operators, developers, a general contractor and several lenders. To start 2025 the operators commented that tenants have become stickier – allowing the implementation of multiple rounds of ECRI’s (Existing Customer Rate Increases), helping increase overall portfolio incomes. While the early leasing season is showing promise it still lags well behind the peak years of 2021-2022 and is slightly below the pre-COVID years but markedly improved over…
Self-Storage Market Update – Spring 2025: By, Tom de Jong, Executive Vice President with Colliers International and Principal of the de Jong I Becher Self Storage Team
