Recent Transactions 10.04.2022 to 10.10.2022

Property: Rock Hill, Class A, C/O Property Location: Rock Hill, SC (Charlotte, NC MSA) Brokers and Brokerage: Gabriel Coe, Nathan Coe, Benjamin Yelm and Brett Hatcher from the Hatcher-Coe Group of Marcus Millichap Units: 763 Climate-controlled units and 48 non climate-controlled Property: Gem City Storage Location: Dayton, OH Broker and Brokerage: Kirk Martin of Lindsey Self Storage Group NRSF: 14,211 Buyer: Scott Street Group LLC Property: Extra Garage Location: Sarasota, FL Brokers and Brokerage: Kyle Baptist, Richard Riddle, Scott Schoettlin and Bryce Josepher of Sky View Advisors NRSF: 88,565 Units:…

Newmark Facilitates $170 Million Financing for Centerbridge Partners and Merit Hill Capital’s Self Storage Portfolio

Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK) (Newmark) has arranged the $170 million financing of a 33-asset, 1.8 million-square-foot national self storage portfolio on behalf of Centerbridge Partners and Merit Hill Capital. The portfolio is well-leased and located in strong primary markets and submarkets across 16 states. The properties are third-party managed by a combination of CubeSmart and Extra Space, broadly considered among the top operators in the self storage sector. Merit Hill Capital’s ability to source deals locally and bring them to institutional standards speaks to their deep knowledge of local…

How Cloud Computing Differs from On-Premise Technology

Historically, on-premise technology — software installed on servers owned by the company and located behind the company’s firewall — was the only way to access advanced programs and systems. The organization purchased a license or copy of the software and then manually updated the software when the provider released new versions. Another option for hosting critical programs involves using cloud computing technology. Cloud technology allows companies to host programs offsite through a third-party application. Although this difference may seem insignificant, utilizing a cloud-based solution has advantages over its on-premise counterpart.…

What Is an Interest Rate Cap and Why May I Need One?

In order to protect from runaway interest rate risk, lenders often require borrowers to purchase interest rate caps at the time of loan origination to set the maximum interest rate that can be charged on variable rate loans. These caps have historically been at a moderate cost and seldomly triggered, as rates had not trended up in some time. But that changed in the first half of 2022, as interest rates increased dramatically and expectations are for this development to continue for the foreseeable future. As a result, the cost…