SUMMARY PRESS RELEASES PRIOR TO 2006

This summary is information regarding transactions that members of Storage Investment Advisors managed while at CB Richard Ellis and prior to the formation of SIA. These transactions do not represent transaction history for Storage Investment Advisors; rather, they represent transactions where members of SIA played the lead role on the transaction while under the employment of CB Richard Ellis' Self Storage Advisory Group.
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ARCHIVED ARTICLES

The following archived articles, written by SIA Managing Partner Aaron Swerdlin, are provided courtesy of the following publications: Mini-Storage Messenger, Inside Self Storage and Texas Mini News.

The Role of Real Estate Advisor
By Aaron Swerdlin
Inside Self Storage,  February, 2006

Deciding to sell a real estate asset is difficult in itself. The next question is even more challenging: How do you expose your investment to the market while meeting pricing goals, maintaining confidentiality and minimizing disruption to the business? To read the rest of this article, click here.
 

Reaping the Returns of Self Storage
By Aaron Swerdlin
Mini Storage Messenger,  January, 2005

The self-storage industry has seen a number of changes during the last 10 years. Five self-storage companies have gone public, one company has gone from being publicly traded to privately owned by GE, and another publicly traded company has become a part of the market force industry leader Public Storage as the result of a buyout. Remarkably, while these transactions totaled well in excess of $4 billion, they only represented less than 10 percent of the size of the industry nationwide. To read the rest of this article, click here
 

Houston Market and Beyond: 2003
By Aaron Swerdlin
Texas Mini News,  January/February, 2003

The Houston metropolitan statistical area is the fourth largest in the United States. With more than 450 self-storage properties, the depth of the market and the diversity of the product base make Houston an excellent representation of what is going on within the self-storage industry statewide and nationwide. To read the rest of this article, click here.
 

The Changing Face of Self Storage
By Aaron Swerdlin
Texas Mini News,  November/December, 2001

Growing up, I thought my Dad was the coolest Dad around because he could make personal telephone calls from his car (he is a HAM radio operator and used what is called an auto-patch). Of course I still think my dad is the coolest dad, but now for reasons other than the electronic gizmos in his automobile. To read the rest of this article, click here.
 

Survey: Houston Self-Storage Market
By Aaron Swerdlin
Texas Mini News,  May/June, 2001

Historical operating data for the self-storage industry is difficult to find. Comparative analyses can therefore be a very arduous task. However, the Texas Mini Storage Association, in concert with several self-storage real estate professionals, is beginning a four part series covering the major markets in Texas - Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio. This is the first of the series, a focus on the Houston market. To read the rest of this article, click here.
 

Don't Sell, Just Refinance!
By Aaron Swerdlin
Mini Storage Messenger,  February, 2000

The buying frenzy during the last five years has increased the value of most self-storage facilities. However, there is an entire fraternity of owners who don’t want sell their facilities, but they would like to find a way to benefit from the increased value of their self-storage real estate. Financing might be that vehicle. To read the rest of this article, click here.
 

Maintaining the ... Momentum
By Aaron Swerdlin and H. Dan Miller
Inside Self Storage,  February, 1998

The last three to four years have been very exciting for the self-storage industry. Since June of 1994, more than $1.5 billion in self-storage properties have changed hands--a volume the industry has never before seen. Will this level of activity continue? More importantly, what can the industry do to insure that this high level of activity continues? To read the rest of this article, click here.