Day: September 2, 2026

AI in Self-Storage: What Should Operators Be Asking?

Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming part of the self-storage technology conversation. Software providers are introducing AI-powered analytics, pricing, customer communications, marketing automation, forecasting, and other capabilities designed to help operators run their businesses more effectively. That creates a challenge: How do you determine which AI capabilities matter most to your business? The question isn’t whether AI belongs in self-storage. It does. The better question is where should you start? For independent and smaller operators, AI should first make something they already have much more valuable: their data. Start With the…

Weekly Self Storage Transaction Roundup: 8/18/26 – 8/29/26

Thirty-seven properties recently changed hands, with portfolio activity dominating the deal flow: seven multi-property transactions accounted for 31 of the assets. Two of the largest disclosed deals concentrated capital in the Pacific Northwest, where Public Storage acquired 10 Money Saver facilities across Puget Sound for $96.9 million and 5 more in the Portland metro area for $54.2 million. Several Puget Sound properties combine constrained supply, affluent demand bases, and strong rents, including Kirkland, with just 4.4 square feet per capita (SF/capita), a $178,400 median income, and a $2.41/SF walk-in rate.…