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Staying Competitive in Today’s Market

Today the investment market for self-storage assets can best be described as having flat or softening values, but the demand remains strong. It is still a seller’s market, for now! Over the last 3 years, selling prices of self-storage properties have risen dramatically.  A typical owner has seen their value (without any increase in rents or occupancy) […]

Market Trends to Watch For

Over the last 10 years, the self-storage industry evolved from a mom and pop investment class to a mainstream institutional asset class. The industry weathered the great recession and is now reaping the benefits of strong market fundamentals. Heading into 2018, I want to highlight some industry trends that will continue throughout the year and […]

The Market Tipping Point

With many major markets showing signs of slowing property values due to new supply hitting the market, we’re seeing rising real estate taxes and flat to rising capitalization rates. These market tipping points have left a gap between the buyers’ and sellers’ expectations in the marketplace today… Read More View details on New Argus Listings […]

Self Storage Valuation

Here at Argus, we believe that there is a connection between understanding the current market and nuances of what does and does not create value and running a successful business. For example, owners need to know if it is better to spend $10,000 on landscaping or $15,000 on remodeling a building to create more 10 […]

Managing Your Online Reputation

Everyone has an opinion.  This statement has always been true, but in today’s ultra-connected, social media-oriented world, opinions are much easier to share (and harder to erase).  Why is this important to self storage operators?  The image that you project online is one of the primary reasons that people will choose to rent from your […]

Protecting Value in Today’s Market

Benjamin Franklin once said “A penny saved is a penny earned.”  The same holds true in the real estate business, except that we can expect an even greater return when we make an effort to save on operating expenses.  At one time or another, we have all looked at our to-do list and thought “I […]

What Can We Expect in 2017?

The last few months of 2016 saw some interesting changes. We had a historic presidential election, the ten year treasury moved up in a meaningful way, and Self Storage REIT stock prices sagged for the first time in quite a while.  Meanwhile, the phone at Argus has been ringing off the hook with owners wanting […]

A New Year, A New President, A New Real Estate Market…

The holidays are upon us and cautious optimism is certainly present in today’s real estate market, including self-storage.  The recent presidential election along with the softening of the self-storage REITs operating data has momentarily caused the market to pause as many investors and financial institutions, both big and small, are pulling in the reins and […]

A Note of Thanks

This time of year, we find ourselves reflecting on the things that we are grateful for and the people who mean the most to us.  Here at Argus, we are most thankful for the men and women who work hard every day to serve the needs of their self storage clients.  The Argus Self Storage […]