1. The golden hoard.
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SELF-service storage facilities , *STORAGE & moving industry , *REAL estate investment trusts , *AMERICAN attitudes , *PERSONAL property - Abstract
The article looks at the growth of self-storage firms in the U.S. as of August 2012. The firms' use of the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) structure is noted. Topics include the growing demand of Americans to store their personal items while relocating, Americans' accumulation of items made of materials like plastic, metal, and glass that do not rot or rust, and the advantage storage firms have over traditional landlords in that they can sell a customers' items in cases of non-payment.
- Published
- 2012