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Self-storage investors return as property values rebound
By November 2025, nearly $6B in self-storage properties had traded hands, up from $3B in 2024, and Yardi Matrix data show the price per square foot jumped about 26% to $123.
Bisnow reports that investment in the self-storage sector is rebounding after years of pressure from high interest rates and a slowdown in home sales that reduced household moves. The outlet points to a series of deals, including Public Storage completing its $10.5B acquisition of National Storage Affiliates Trust last week, and StorageMart paying $1B for 15 New York City facilities totaling 1.3 million square feet earlier this year.
The story cites real estate consulting firm MMCG Invest, saying nearly $6B in self-storage properties traded hands through November 2025, compared with $3B in 2024. It also notes that while sales volume fell in the first half of 2026 to $2.8B from $3.8B in the same period a year earlier, the price per square foot investors paid rose roughly 26% to $123, based on data compiled by Yardi Matrix.
According to Bisnow, panelists at its National Self-Storage Conference said the sector has reached a turning point after bottoming out. Reliant Real Estate Management chief investment officer Tom Hughes said current conditions are attractive for buyers because the market is at or near the trough.
The article links storage demand to the housing market, saying self-storage and home moves have a symbiotic relationship. It adds that after rapid rate increases began in 2022, home sales dropped, storage values fell about 25% from peak levels by the second quarter of 2025, and Nuveen Real Estate found property prices reached their lowest point in Q2 2025 before rising over the next two quarters.