Research & Data
Research & Data
SSA takes pride in providing members with fresh research and data. SSA data studies are revolutionizing the way owner-operators and managers look at our industry.
The 2023 Self Storage Demand Study
This 2023 edition of the SSA’s Self Storage Demand Study tells us who uses self storage, how and why and most importantly projects future demand. It helps us to understand the current incidence of usage and how it is tied to area demographic characteristics. It provides us with a point of view on what drives demand, with insights on how customers use self storage. Over 300 pages with hundreds of tables and graphs packed with information you won’t get anywhere else. Sold electronically. Member: $400 / Non-Member: $550
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2023 Self Storage Demand Study Mapping/Query Tool
The 2023 Self Storage Demand Study Mapping (or Query) Tool takes the data sets from all six SSA Demand Studies (2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2020 and 2023) and puts them into a searchable and comparable format. Sold electronically, via email, in an Excel Macros file format. Sold electronically. Member: $500 / Non-Member: $750
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Moody’s Analytics CRE provides coverage of Self Storage properties in 125 major United States metropolitan markets and 480 submarkets. Our data provides investors, lenders, developers, industry analysts, and self storage facility owners and operators, with the critical market intelligence that they require in order to make superior asset and portfolio level decisions. Self storage professionals can have access to current and comprehensive property and market level information from a nationally-recognized data provider.
Reports include:
Enhanced Rent Comparables: Easily identify the most competitive Self Storage properties and filter your results by distance from the subject, rent range, vacancy percentage, number of units, and more.
Every Comp, Everywhere: Access Sales Comparables for all of the most recent Self Storage transactions and filter your results by the buyer, seller, sale date, purchase price and more.
New Construction Pipeline: Filter New Construction Comparables by construction status, expected completion date, and more to stay on top of incoming supply.
Metro and Submarket Reports: Actionable metro and submarket intelligence provides visibility into the past, present, and future for markets, submarkets, regions and the nation.
Contributor Partner Program Overview:
At Moody’s Analytics CRE, we are dedicated to leading the way for innovation and partnership across the real estate ecosystem. We are working alongside members of the self storage industry to bring increased transparency and availability of key data to help drive business decisions in this rapidly evolving and growing asset class. Through our established, structured contributor partnership program, we’re supporting our member owners, operators, and property managers alike, delivering valuable performance data and market insights.
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Yardi® Matrix Self Storage is the industry’s leading market intelligence platform for originating, pre-underwriting and managing assets for profitable loans and investments. Subscribers get access to property-level data for more than 27,000 storage facilities in 135 markets across the U.S.
Key Features
- Complete new supply pipeline information at the asset, competitive set and market level
- In place loans and expirations - construction, permanent and CMBS
- Full ownership and management information
- Complete site-level information
- Rents by storage unit size and rent comparable reporting
- Property sales information and sale comparable reporting
- Patented property improvement and location ratings systems
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If you have any questions, please contact Yardi Matrix by calling 480.663.1149 or email
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