• November 22, 2024

News and Announcements

News & Announcements

Self-Storage Laws

3 Jul, 2024

Updates To Self-Storage Laws By State

Self-storage laws got an update yesterday in Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, and Virginia, coming on the heels of law updates in Maryland, Utah, and...

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OpenTech

2 Jul, 2024

OpenTech Expands Leadership Team, Promotes Others

OpenTech Alliance, the PropTech leader in self storage, has expanded its leadership team and today announced the promotion of four leaders...

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anne ballard

1 Jul, 2024

Celebrate “Hat Lady Month” in Honor of Anne Ballard

Modern Storage Media (MSM) and Universal Storage Group (USG) are proud to announce July as “Hats ON for the Hat Lady Month” in anticipation of her...

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self storage theft

28 Jun, 2024

Two Men Arrested For Midgard Self Storage Thefts

Two men have been arrested by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) in South Carolina, in connection with an estimated 70 to 90 unit...

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safelease self storage

27 Jun, 2024

SafeLease Launches Online Reputation Management Tool

SafeLease, a risk management provider for 1,800+ self-storage facilities, today launched SafeLease Reputation: A suite of tools to help self-storage...

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self-storage laws

27 Jun, 2024

New Self-Storage Legislation Now In Effect in D.C.

The Self Storage Association (SSA) has reported that new legislation took effect this month in Washington D.C., updating the district's self-storage...

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selfstoragebooker.com

27 Jun, 2024

Explorage Rebrands As SelfStorageBooker.com

UK-based Explorage, an online self-storage marketplace that allows consumers to comparison shop rates and services and reserve units online, has...

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varde self storage

24 Jun, 2024

Värde Provides $185 Million Refinancing

Värde Partners, a global alternative investment firm, has provided a $185 million loan for the refinancing of a multi-state self-storage portfolio to...

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Yard Self Storage

24 Jun, 2024

Premcor Directors Set Sights On Self-Storage Market

Directors of Premcor Estates, a privately owned commercial property development company, have begun supporting Yard Self Storage, a newly formed...

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self-storage fire

22 Jun, 2024

Man Sets Self-Storage Unit On Fire And Shoots Himself

“Shots have been fired,” came the emergency call yesterday morning from a SecurCare Self Storage in Amarillo, Texas.

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California TPA

21 Jun, 2024

California Rules on Taxpayer Protection Act

The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (TPA) campaign issued the following statement from Rob Lapsley, president of the...

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California PAGA

21 Jun, 2024

California To Reform PAGA, Create A Better System

On June 19, the California Self Storage Association (CSSA) reported that the Fix PAGA coalition, which represents non-profits, social justice...

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self storage conversion

19 Jun, 2024

U-Haul Denied K-Mart Conversion in Illinois

City Council members in Rockford, Illinois have rejected a deal that would have allowed U-Haul to convert aformer Kmart, located at 5909 E. State...

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Secure Care Storage Fire

18 Jun, 2024

Firefighters Battle SecurCare Blaze in Colorado

TheColorado Springs Fire Departmentwas called to a SecurCare Self Storage on 2415 North Nevada Avenue around 3 a.m. Monday morning. Upon arriving,...

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West Coast Self-Storage Group

17 Jun, 2024

West Coast Self-Storage Group’s Portfolio Expands

West Coast Self-Storage Group, a self-storage property management company based in Everett, Wash., with a portfolio of 136 locations, has announced...

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U-haul storage

17 Jun, 2024

U-Haul Helps Florida Flood Victims

Seven U-Haul Companies across southern and central Florida are helping flood victims with 30 days of free storage services. The companies made the...

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nexpoint press release

17 Jun, 2024

NexPoint Launches Self-Storage DST Offering

NexPoint, a multibillion-dollar alternative investment firm, recently announced the launch of NexPoint Storage V DST, a Delaware Statutory Trust...

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Kennards body

14 Jun, 2024

Body Discovered In Self-Storage Unit

A man’s body was discovered inside a Kennards Self Storage warehouse on Australia's Queensland’s Gold Coast. Emergency services were called to...

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Storable ITV

13 Jun, 2024

Storable Launches Insured-To-Value Technology

Storable, a leading provider of integrated technology solutions, has just announced the launch of an Insured-To-Value (ITV) technology for the...

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13 Jun, 2024

Devon Self Storage Adds 32 Assets To Its Portfolio

Devon Self Storage, a member of The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc. , has assumed the property management contracts for 32 self-storage...

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Storage Depot Fire

11 Jun, 2024

Investigators Determine Cause of Storage Depot Fire

The cause of a fire that destroyed nearly 50 units at a Storage Depot in Lebanon, Oregon on Wednesday, June 5 has been determined.

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Storable and StorageAuctions.com

11 Jun, 2024

Storable Acquires StorageAuctions.com

Storable, which provides integrated technology solutions for the self-storage industry, has announced its acquisition of StorageAuctions.com, the...

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SmartStop Storage Day

10 Jun, 2024

SmartStop Celebrates National Self-Storage Day

SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. recently celebrated National Self-Storage Day on Mon., June 10 by offering the first month free on all new unit...

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10 Jun, 2024

Lok'nStore Votes In Favor of Shurgard Acquisition

On April 11, 2024, Shurgard, the largest developer, owner, and operator of self-storage facilities in Europe, announced a cash offer to acquire the...

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KISS ONELOCK

10 Jun, 2024

Keep It Simple Storage Launches NFC OneLock

After successful pilot programs in Q4 of 2023 and the first significant sale in January of 2024, Keep It Simple Storage (KISS) has announced the...

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