May 29, 2026
Why NSA Is Trading ABOVE Public Storage's Implied Buyout Price
<p><span data-path-to-node="23,0">I am breaking down the massive macroeconomic and tech shifts defining our asset class in May 2026</span><span data-path-to-node="23,1"><!----><!----><!----> <!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><sup class="superscript"><!----></sup><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="23,2">. From Public Storage's blockbuster $10.5 billion deal to swallow NSA to a jaw-dropping discrepancy in same-store NOI growth, we are looking directly at the data points that prove the three-year downcycle has finally found its bottom</span><span data-path-to-node="23,3"><!----><!----><!----> <!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><sup class="superscript"><!----></sup><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="23,4">.<br /> <br /> <strong>In this episode, I cover:</strong><br /> <br /> <span data-path-to-node="25,0,0,0"><strong data-path-to-node= "25,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">The Cap Rate Inversion:</strong> Why active street transactions (like a recent secondary market 6-cap trade in Syracuse) indicate that public REIT stocks are deeply underpriced compared to their real-world property values</span><span data-path-to-node="25,0,0,1"><!----><!----> <!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><sup class="superscript"><!----></sup><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="25,0,0,2">.</span><br /> <br /> <span data-path-to-node="25,1,0,0"><strong data-path-to-node= "25,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">SmartStop's Quiet Masterclass:</strong> How the newest public REIT controlled expense growth at just 0.3% to lock in an industry-leading 2% same-store NOI expansion</span><span data-path-to-node="25,1,0,1"><!----> <!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><sup class="superscript"><!----></sup><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="25,1,0,2">.</span><br /> <br /> <span data-path-to-node="25,2,0,0"><strong data-path-to-node= "25,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">The Cost of a Cold Winter:</strong> Inside CubeSmart's Q1 earnings drop, where dynamic marketing costs and freezing New Jersey snow removal fees swallowed 20% of their entire quarterly expense growth</span><span data-path-to-node="25,2,0,1"><!----><!----> <!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><sup class="superscript"><!----></sup><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="25,2,0,2">.</span><br /> <br /> <span data-path-to-node="25,3,0,0"><strong data-path-to-node= "25,3,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Processing Speed as an Alpha Edge:</strong> Noah Starr (Tract IQ) details their massive new update that integrates exact CMBS data with AI workflows to let you screen hundreds of deals in seconds</span><span data-path-to-node= "25,3,0,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----> <!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><sup class="superscript"><!----></sup><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="25,3,0,2">.</span><br /> <br /> <span data-path-to-node="25,4,0,0"><strong data-path-to-node= "25,4,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Sneak Peeks:</strong> A preview of our upcoming roundtables featuring AI pioneers (Storage Pilot, Lumio, Homegrown Storage) and our Q2 Broker Wrap-up</span><span data-path-to-node="25,4,0,1"><!----><!----> <!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><sup class="superscript"><!----></sup><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="25,4,0,2">.</span><br /> <br /> <span data-path-to-node="26,0">Tune in to get the definitive financial and structural playbook for self-storage and alternative commercial real estate</span><span data-path-to-node="26,1"><!----> <!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><sup class="superscript"><!----></sup><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="26,2">.<br /> <br /></span></span></p> <p class="p1">Connect with Thaddeus Campbell (S3 Partners):<br /> Email: <a href= "mailto:thaddeus@s3.partners">thaddeus@s3.partners</a><br /> 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