Research & Data
Research & Data
SSA takes pride in providing members with fresh research and data. SSA data studies are revolutionizing the way owner-operators and managers look at our industry.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Have you ever been told by somebody or some group, that your current facility, expansion, or new build project will generate too much traffic? Have you been told that you need twice as many parking spaces than you planned on? If so, the SSA needs your help in proving them wrong. The SSA is conducting a nation-wide Traffic Generation Study that will give us the new and updated data that you need to effectively present your case.
• Our 3rd party analysts (C+R Research) analyzes and disseminates your data - SSA does not see your data
• Safe and secure data uploads
• Facility information will be analyzed in aggregate (no individual store data will be published)
• NDA’s for your data are accepted (optional)
• The more participants, the better the study data
• Your participation helps our industry
• Participants get the final report first
• Large and small operators are invited to participate
• Study data will help the SSA with legislative efforts
For more information or to participate, please contact Mike Blackett @ mblackett@selfstorage.org
The 2023 Self Storage Demand Study
This 2023 edition of the SSA’s Self Storage Demand Study tells us who uses self storage, how and why and most import
antly projects future demand. It helps us to understand the current incidence of usage and how it is tied to area demographic characteristics. It provides us with a point of view on what drives demand, with insights on how customers use self storage. Over 300 pages with hundreds of tables and graphs packed with information you won’t get anywhere else. Sold electronically. Member: $400 / Non-Member: $550
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See a sample of the 2023 Demand Study here
2023 Self Storage Demand Study Mapping/Query Tool
The 2023 Self Storage Demand Study Mapping (or Query) Tool takes the data sets from all six SSA Demand Studies (2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2020 and 2023) and puts them into a searchable and comparable format. Sold electronically, via email, in an Excel Macros file format. Sold electronically. Member: $500 / Non-Member: $750
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TractIQ Self Storage combines a flexible mapping base with numerous data search options. With focus on key supply and demand metrics, and 
characteristics known to be related to self storage demand, TractIQ offers a platform that provides significant insight into the complexities of self storage development, acquisition, and investment.
By combining important U.S. Census Bureau data and a continually updated database of over 50,000 self storage facilities, TractIQ provides the user with tools to understand key supply and demand metrics. Key features include opportunity grading, insights into housing construction, population growth, demographic demand, self storage supply, and radius and travel time analysis. All capabilities are specifically designed to help the user achieve their desired goals in self storage development, investments, or acquisitions.
TractIQ is a subsidiary of Social Explorer Inc., an award-winning data mapping and visualization software company that helps people understand the world through data-driven insights. Social Explorer has created innovative solutions for data visualization, mapping, and geospatial data through technological innovation and data expertise. Their products have been used by thousands of academic and business professionals globally and are currently used by hundreds of prestigious academic institutions across the United States.
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Industry Focused Partner Program
Moody’s CRE is committed to positioning pivotal data at the heart of business decision-making, across diverse markets within the self storage sector. Through the Data Contributor Program, we're supporting participating owners, operators, and property managers by delivering valuable performance data and market insights.
Real Time Insights for Participants
Data is critical to the self storage industry, an asset class in commercial real estate that’s experienced rapid growth and demonstrated resilience. The growing competitiveness and local market nuances add layers of complexity and risk to this sector, emphasizing the importance of adopting a data-informed approach for decision-making and strategizing. Covering 125 primary United States metropolitan markets and hundreds of submarkets, Moody’s CRE offers extensive self storage data that can aid in risk mitigation and help you make better decisions.
See the Markets we cover here.
Identify Opportunities
Contributing members can access property, new construction, and market data to efficiently identify over-and under-performing markets and properties.
View Comprehensive Risks
Monitor risk specific to your market, property type, or tenant.
Monitor Sales Transactions
Understand market news and gain better insights into sales transactions, such as true ownership information.
HOW OUR DATA CONTRIBUTOR PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WORKS
1. Partner Member Onboarding
Once Partnership agreement is signed and returned, a user list is created for up to 5 members of your organization to have access to the Moody's CRE platform.
2. Quarterly/Monthly Submission
You download an XLS data file directly from your company's management software, and send it to us via a secured file transfer site.
3. Contributor Platform Access
Access is granted to the self storage markets based on the region(s) in which you contribute data. Training is available through our Customer Success Team.
Discounted pricing is available for additional regions or sectors.
Please click here to learn more about this program.
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Yardi® Matrix Self Storage is the industry’s leading market intelligence platform for originating, pre-underwriting and managing assets for profitable loans and investments. Subscribers get access to property-level data for more than 27,000 storage facilities in 135 markets across the U.S.
Key Features
- Complete new supply pipeline information at the asset, competitive set and market level
- In place loans and expirations - construction, permanent and CMBS
- Full ownership and management information
- Complete site-level information
- Rents by storage unit size and rent comparable reporting
- Property sales information and sale comparable reporting
- Patented property improvement and location ratings systems
VIEW A SAMPLE REPORT HERE
If you have any questions, please contact Yardi Matrix by calling 480.663.1149 or email
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