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The article discusses the self-serve storage industry as of November 2013, focusing on obstacles to industry expansion which involve zoning laws and architectural requirements. Topics include demand for storage, community attitudes to storage building construction initiatives, and the performance of storage companies such as Sovran Self-Storage Inc.

Discusses the risks associated with self-service storage facilities. Popularity of renting storage space in the U.S.; How self-storage facilities are not responsible for theft, mold, or damage caused by natural disasters; Failure of many facilities to disclose the risks of storage; Statistics related to the growth of the self-storage industry.

The article discusses the sale of 14 self-storage properties by commercial-real-estate company Acadia Realty Trust to investment firm Heitman LLC and storage company Storage Post, with a particular emphasis on how the deal indicates rising prices for self-storage facilities.

The article reports that the self-storage business, which represents the best performing real-estate investment trust groups, is being tested for recession-resistance. Publicly traded-self-storage stocks posted 24% total returns through April 2008 as companies benefit from the housing crisis. But evidence shows that the slowing economy is beginning to hurt the self-storage business. Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) executives admit there is pressure to lower prices for new customers and are cautious about on the demand outlook for the business.

The article reports the weakening of the performance of real-estate investment trusts (REIT) in the U.S. self-storage sector. Analyst Michael Knott says the wisdom behind the sector is that there will always be a demand for it. The business of public shelf-storage REITs has been good since 2003, but in the first quarter of 2007, the earnings of shelf-storage REITs fell. The author claims it will be hard to assess the condition of the sector because it is just a small part of the REIT industry.

Reports on the emergence of investors who are stocking up on self-storage properties.

Reports on the self-storage facility industry. How developers such as George McCord of South Carolina have created aesthetically-pleasing self-storage facilities; How the improved appearance causes the facility to stand out.

Announces the plans of Shurgard Storage Centers to build more storage facilities in Europe. Number of Shurgard's European facilities; Companies that have committed to Shurgard; Number of self-storage facilities in continental Europe according to Shurgard.

Reports that Storage USA Incorporated purchased 48 self-storage facilities. Financial aspects of the deal.

Describes how self-storage facilities are being designed to appear as a collection of 19th century walk-ups. The designing of the buildings in a way to appease people who were mortified to discover such a facility was being built in their community; The negative image of traditional self-storage facilities; Examples of self-storage companies including Storage USA, Lock Up Development and Shuregard Storage.