• November 22, 2024

News and Announcements

News & Announcements

Charlie Fritts

13 Aug, 2024

Industry Mourns The NeSSA President, SIMI Founder Charlie Fritts

All of us at MSM were saddened to learn about the loss of our friend Charlie Fritts. Our hearts go out to all who knew him.

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Self Storage Association Elections

13 Aug, 2024

2025 SSA Board of Director Nominees Announced, Voting Underway

The 2025 Self Storage Association (SSA) National Board of Directors election is now underway with members having the ability to vote online. There...

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Absolute Storage Management

13 Aug, 2024

Absolute Storage Management Releases Q2 2024 Results

Absolute Storage Management (Absolute), a third-party management company for self-storage facilities in the United States, has released its operating...

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sunbird self storage

13 Aug, 2024

Sunbird Storage Developing 8 facilities in North Carolina

Sunbird Storage continues to make a name for itself with eight facilities in various stages of development across North Carolina. The company reports...

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self storage legal

12 Aug, 2024

Brothers Battle Over Self-Storage Trademarks in Texas

Twin brothers Michael and David Postar, joint owners of a large number of self-storage facilities across west Texas including Affordable Storage and...

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Extra Space Employees

9 Aug, 2024

Extra Space Highlights Employees in Video Series

Extra Space Storage has created a new “Day In The Life” video series, which provides glimpses into the personal and professional lives of various...

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Self Storage Fire

9 Aug, 2024

Truck Crashes Into Utility Pole, Starts Fire At AZ Storage Facility

Steve’s Self Storage, a facility located at 4744 U.S. Highway 70 in Thatcher, Arizona, had an unwelcome guest Wednesday morning when a truck lost...

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self-storage packaging

9 Aug, 2024

SROA & INO Armor Launch Biodegradable Bubblewrap For Self-Storage

SROA Capital, which owns and operates 650 self-storage facilities across 31 states under its flagship brand, Storage Rentals of America, has...

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self storage theft

7 Aug, 2024

Armed Burglars Break Into 15 Units At Connecticut CubeSmart

It has not been a good week to be a Connecticut CubeSmart. First, a fire broke out at a East Windsor facility. And today, around 1:30 am, masked and...

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cubesmart self storage fire

6 Aug, 2024

CubeSmart Fire Under Investigation in Connecticut [PHOTOS]

A fire at a Connecticut CubeSmart on Sunday afternoon had firefighters forcing their way into various storage units to control the blaze.

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reiut report

6 Aug, 2024

[UPDATED] REIT Q2 2024 Results: CEO Statements, Highlights & Webcasts

Story has been updated [Aug 6, 2024] to include NSA reporting. CubeSmart, Extra Space Storage, National Storage Affiliates Trust, and Public...

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smartstop self storage

2 Aug, 2024

SmartStop Self Storage Celebrates 200th Property Milestone

SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc., a self-managed and fully integrated self-storage company, has announced the acquisition of its 200th owned or...

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self-storage theft

1 Aug, 2024

Numerous Firearms Stolen From Chillicothe, Ohio Self-Storage Facility

Police in Chillicothe, Ohio are investigating a reported theft at a local self-storage facility after multiple items, including firearms and...

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self-storage design

1 Aug, 2024

Harrier Jump Jet To Be Displayed in new Self-storage facility

Self-storage and a Harrier jump jet may not sound like two things that complement one another, but in Portsmouth, England – a city located about 75...

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1 Aug, 2024

California Fires Result In Price Gouging Restrictions; Storage Services Specified

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued a consumer alert following Governor Newsom’s declaration of a state of emergency in Plumas County...

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Schweiss Doors

30 Jul, 2024

Schweiss Doors Introduces Newly Designed Strap Latch Door

The newly designed and patented Strap Latch from Schweiss Doors have been introduced, offering simplicity, cleanliness, and reliability with every...

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Storabble and Calcumate

30 Jul, 2024

European Self-Storage Aggregator storabble Partners with Calcumate

storabble and Calcumate today announced they have entered into a partnership agreement. Under the agreement, storabble is set to become the first...

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hong kong self storage

29 Jul, 2024

Counterfeit Crypto Crackdown At Hong Kong Self-Storage Facility

Four people, including a 14-year-old boy, were arrested yesterday at a Hong Kong self-storage facility for allegedly using counterfeit banknotes to...

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california law

27 Jul, 2024

California AB 1916 on disposal of tenant goods Approved, Effective 2025

Governor Gavin Newsom has approved California Assembly Bill 1916. The bill, which addresses the right of a storage owner to dispose of a tenant’s...

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storagemart

27 Jul, 2024

StorageMart Offers New Self-Storage Bridge Lending Program

StorageMart, a leading provider of self-storage solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, has announced a new bridge financing...

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gantry self storage report

26 Jul, 2024

Gantry: Commercial Mortgage Production Steady First Half of 2024

Gantry independent commercial mortgage banking firm reported today steady commercial mortgage production through the first half of 2024, with overall...

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Emmet Buster Owens

25 Jul, 2024

Emmett “Buster” Owens Announces Rabco Solutions & MakoRabco Retirement

After more than three decades of significant contributions to the self-storage industry, Buster Owens, President of Rabco Solutions and Executive...

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devon self storage

25 Jul, 2024

Devon Self Storage Portfolio Grows to More than 170 Properties

Devon Self Storage, a member of The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc. , announced today it has assumed the property management contracts...

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self-storage portfolio

24 Jul, 2024

JLL Secures $75M Loan For Six Facility Portfolio In Florida

JLL Capital Markets, a full-service global provider of capital solutions for real estate investors and occupiers, announced today that it has...

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