Self-Storage Is Still Paying For the Boom
Self-storage had a huge run during the pandemic.
People moved, cleared homes, changed jobs, and needed space. Demand rose fast, rents climbed, and builders rushed to add new sites.
The problem is that many of those projects arrived after the boom had cooled.
Now the sector is working through the extra supply. National advertised rents fell 1.9% from a year earlier in August, and most large markets still posted weak pricing.
The Good News Is The Pipeline
The best sign is not rent yet.
It is supply.
Yardi says the national build pipeline has been shrinking. That matters because storage is highly local, and even one or two new sites can pressure nearby owners.
When too many projects open in the same area, owners cut street rates to fill units. When new supply slows, that price fight can ease.
The market is not there yet, but the setup is moving in the right direction.
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Why Demand Has Been Soft
Storage gets a lot of demand from home moves.
When a family sells, buys, downsizes, or moves across town, storage often comes into the picture.
Home sales have been weak for several years. That took away one of the sector’s best sources of new customers.
The good part is that many current tenants stay longer than they expect. Once a unit is full of boxes, furniture, tools, or files, moving everything again can be a pain.
That makes existing customers sticky even while new-customer pricing stays weak.
The Market Is Very Local
National averages can hide big gaps.
Yardi found that only a small group of major markets posted positive year-over-year rent growth in August. Areas with less new supply tended to do better, while markets still working through heavy deliveries remained weaker.
For buyers, this is a supply map story.
The best question may not be how many people live nearby. It may be how many new storage doors are coming within a short drive.
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By the Numbers
The national average advertised storage rate fell to $16.39 per square foot in August, down 1.9% from a year earlier. Yardi said weak demand and old lease-up supply still outweighed the benefit of a shrinking new-build pipeline.
Bottom Line
Self-storage is not back yet, but the pressure is changing.
Rents are still soft. The good news is that fewer projects are coming.
If supply keeps slowing, the sector may finally get the space it needs to rebuild pricing power.
