In December 2025, the overall advertised street rate rose 0.3 percent year-over-year to $16.32 per square foot for the combined mix of unit sizes and types.

Move aside data centers and make room for self-storage, as it takes its place as a desirable real estate asset, according to the 2026 Urban Land Institute’s Emerging Trends in Real Estate report.

Self-storage has demonstrated itself to be a resilient and important component of real estate portfolios. Since Heitman began investing in the sector in 1996, we have observed its durability and ...

Interest in self-storage has increased in over 75% of the top metros. That is according to the latest annual survey of self-storage preferences by StorageCafe, a nationwide self-storage search website ...