Moving & Storage News
Sourced, dated coverage of the moving and self-storage industries.
Self-Storage REITs Show Signs of Stabilizing After a Two-Year Correction
Q1 2026 earnings from the major self-storage REITs point to closing occupancy gaps and easing new supply after a multi-year correction.
Read More →Self-Storage Operators Lean on Existing Customer Rate Increases as Street Rates Stay Soft
A June 2026 industry update finds self-storage operators increasingly relying on existing customer rate hikes as new-customer street rates remain compressed.
Read More →Frozen Housing Market Is Reshaping How Often Americans Move
Existing-home sales near 30-year lows are keeping millions of would-be movers in place, reshaping demand for moving and storage services in 2026.
Read More →Mortgage Rate 'Lock-In' Keeps 70-80% of Homeowners From Listing in 2026
New 2026 data shows the vast majority of U.S. mortgage holders carry rates well below market, a key reason existing-home sales remain historically low.
Read More →Self-Storage Tenants Now Stay Nearly Twice as Long as Pre-Pandemic Renters
Self-storage industry data shows average tenant stays reaching 18-19 months in 2026, far above pre-pandemic norms near 9-14 months.
Read More →California's Population Decline Deepens as Domestic Outmigration Continues
New 2026 migration data shows California losing population outright as domestic outmigration outpaces a sharp drop in international immigration.
Read More →Fewer, More Deliberate Moves Define the 2026 Relocation Pattern
A 2026 mapping of migration trends finds roughly 8 in 10 U.S. moves now stay within the same state as high prices slow relocation overall.
Read More →US Self-Storage Industry Now Generates Over $50 Billion Annually
A 2026 industry statistics report puts total U.S. self-storage revenue above $50 billion across more than 60,000 facilities nationwide.
Read More →Minimalism Goes Mainstream in 2026 as Households Cite Cost and Overload
2026 surveys show minimalist and decluttering habits driven increasingly by cost-of-living pressure and digital overload rather than aesthetics.
Read More →U-Haul's 2026 Growth Index Confirms Sun Belt Migration Continues
U-Haul's annual Growth Index, based on 2.5 million one-way moves, again ranks Texas and Florida as top in-migration states for 2026.
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