

Self Storage
Performance Quarterly
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Table of Contents
Preface............................................................................................................................................. 1 Section I – Executive Summary ....................................................................................................... 2
Performance At-a-Glance ........................................................................................................... 2 Section II – Supply and Demand ..................................................................................................... 3
Supply ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Construction Pipeline .................................................................................................................. 3
New Construction Starts ............................................................................................................. 6
Location of New Construction..................................................................................................... 8
Demand ...................................................................................................................................... 9 Section III – Market Performance Data 2 nd Quarter 2017.............................................................. 12
Self Storage Performance Index............................................................................................... 12
Self Storage Performance Benchmarks ................................................................................... 13
Concession Trends ................................................................................................................... 13
Trends in Ten Most Popular Concessions................................................................................ 14
Elasticity in Demand ................................................................................................................. 16
Operating Performance – By Region........................................................................................ 18
Operating Performance – By MSA ........................................................................................... 34
Median Asking Rental Rates per Square Foot ......................................................................... 35
Median Physical Occupancy..................................................................................................... 36
Median Rent per Available Square Foot................................................................................... 37
Implied Economic Occupancy by Metropolitan Area ................................................................ 38 Section IV – Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Performance Data 1 st Quarter 2017 ........... 39 Section V – Transactional Database 2 nd Quarter 2017.................................................................. 41
Methodology & Glossary of Terms ........................................................................................... 49
Self Storage Chart of Accounts ................................................................................................ 52
Company Profile ....................................................................................................................... 53