U.S. Self Storage Rates Continue Declining on High Delivery Levels, Yardi Matrix Reports

Development remains robust, especially in markets with strong job and
population growth

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.,
Nov. 26, 2019 – U.S. self
storage markets are still dealing with the
impact of high completion levels from the past few years.

The incoming
supply continues to hinder rent growth, pressuring store operators to use
cutbacks and concessions to maintain competitiveness. Compared to October 2018,
asking rates decreased in October 2019 in all but two—Las Vegas and
California’s Inland Empire—of the top 31 markets tracked by Yardi® Matrix. But “development activity is robust” despite
rising construction, land and labor costs, according to a new Yardi Matrix report
based on a data set comprising more than 27,600 self storage properties.

Street rates for
standard 10×10 non-climate-controlled units fell 3.4% year-over-year in October
2019, while similar-size climate-controlled units saw a 3.7% rate decline.

Self storage
properties under construction or in the planning stages accounted for 9.4% of
total national inventory in October, a 20-basis-point increase over September. Phoenix’s
70-basis-point increase in new development reflected the metro’s attractiveness
to entrepreneurs and corporations pursuing relocations and expansions. Steady
population and job growth is also feeding Las Vegas’ new-supply pipeline, which
grew by 40 basis points.

More information about
deliveries, the supply pipeline, rate growth and more in 31 U.S. metros is
available in the Yardi Matrix national
self storage report for November 2019.

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