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Archive by author: Chelsea GlassReturn

Chelsea Glass is the Director of Research and Data Strategy at the Self Storage Association, where she leads the association’s research program, including the Self Storage Demand Study, Industry Confidence Study and Traffic Study, as well as the SSA Data Portal. Her work gives operators, investors and policymakers data-driven insight into self storage demand, market conditions, and operator sentiment. Chelsea can be reach by email at cglass@selfstorage.org.

Squeezed, Not Broken: What Operators Say About Higher Interest Rate

Chelsea Glass posted on 10/16/2026 9:51:00 AM

Self storage owners have spent years operating under elevated interest rates. On September 16, the Federal Reserve added to that pressure, raising its benchmark rate a quarter point to 3.75% to 4%, its first increase since July 2023, and signaling another may come by year-end.

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