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Self Storage Sector is Best Performer Among U.S. REIT’s Over 10 Years

June 27, 2011 by Carolyn Coates

The U.S. Real Estate Investment Trust Index compiled by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust compares the different REIT sectors on the U.S. stock exchange.

The latest report revealed self storage REIT’s have enjoyed a 33% return over the last year. Though this is not as good as residential at a stellar 38% and retail at 34.5%, it still outperformed the broad REIT sector index (31.4%).

Over 10 years the durability of the returns are really revealed, and self storage tops the charts with compound annual return of 18%, well ahead of the REIT index of 11.7%.

Kennards Self storage has compiled this simple comparison chart for observers of the industry in Australia and New Zealand.

To see the detailed Market Index click here.

Carolyn Coates

Carolyn is a retail and operations professional with over 20 years of experience in retail and tourism, both in the development and launch of new business’s, and in progressing established brands. Her retail expertise includes customer service, sales growth, procurement, merchandising, warehousing and logistics in bricks and mortar and online retail sectors. Carolyn is a successful executive with an outstanding track record in both operations and innovation. Her previous senior management roles include BridgeClimb, Roses Only and Fresh Flowers.

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