New Top Markets Likely to Emerge for Self Storage Industry, Yardi Matrix Reports

New development prompts widespread decline in street
rates; learn about the latest in national self storage trends during March 31
webinar

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.,
March 24, 2020
– With self
storage street rates declining due to new availability of inventory, an
opportunity exists for new market opportunities.

“Elevated development, and the subsequent
decline in street rates, continues to be the primary narrative in the self
storage industry,” states the latest National Self Storage Report from Yardi Matrix. “Many developers are now
focused on answering the question, ‘What are the next market opportunities?’”

Due to oversupply
in most top markets, smaller secondary and tertiary markets with demand and
favorable development conditions may have the opportunity to move up the ranks.

Yardi
Matrix tracks a total of 2,220 self storage properties in various stages of
development, including 589 under construction, 1,194 planned and 437
prospective properties.

The
national new-supply pipeline as a percent of existing inventory increased

by a
slight 0.1% month-over-month in February, and the share of existing projects in
various stages of development accounts for 9.1% of existing inventory.

Learn more about
market trends in the self storage industry on Tuesday, March 31 in a free
webinar from Yardi Matrix. Register here.

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most comprehensive market intelligence tool for investment professionals, equity
investors, lenders and property managers who underwrite and manage investments
in commercial real estate. Yardi Matrix covers multifamily, student housing, industrial,
office and self storage property types. Email [email protected], call (480) 663-1149 or visit yardimatrix.com to learn more.

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