MiniCo Webinar to Address the Impact of Interest rates on Self Storage Investing

Interest rates change as the clock ticks. And while interest rates are presently at an all-time low, that may not last. As interest rates rise up and dip down, it’s crucial to have an understanding of what drives these movements. The US Federal Reserve last week kept interest rates at their record low of near 0 percent, rejecting fears of higher inflation. Investors, buyers and owners watch the market carefully and are always open to advice when it comes to insights into the vagaries of rates.

On April 13, 2011, commercial real estate investment expert Peter Ingersoll will host the free webinar “Rent Growth Races Against Time Before Interest Rates Rise” angled at potential investors and business owners in the self storage market. Topics will include the following:


• Highlights of QE2 and why it’s important to monitor this program

• Markets always revert to the mean – what is the average rate for the 10-year treasury?

• How the U.S. treasury market affects commercial property values

• The importance of pricing power to make inflation your friend

• Why insurance companies are your new best friend


Even with pro-democracy protests in the Middle East driving up oil prices, the Fed’s board said its inflation rate over the long term will remain stable. The U.S. central bank said its benchmark federal funds rate would remain at between 0-0.25 per cent. The Fed would also continue a plan to buy up 600 billion dollars in government bonds by the end of June.

Ingersoll is the CEO of Safe Harbour Equity, Inc., the sponsor of the webinar. He is also Vice Chair of the California Self Storage Association and the author of “Real Estate Tsunami Survivor’s Guide.” The webinar will be moderated by MiniCo’s Poppy Behrens. Online registration is required for this free live event.

Since 1974, Phoenix-based MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, has been a self-storage leader providing specialty insurance programs, informative publications and valuable products and services created expressly for the self storage industry. MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, publishes the “Mini-Storage Messenger,” the leading monthly trade magazine covering the global self-storage industry. Other publications include “Self-Storage Now!,” “Mobile Self-Storage Magazine,” “RV & Boat Storage Today,” “Self Storage Canada,” the “Self-Storage Almanac,” the “Self-Storage Construction & Renovation Handbook,” and the “Self Storage Buyer’s Guide.”

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