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Navigating Current Self-Storage Market Dynamics

While the broader US economy continues to show impressive resilience in a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape, evidenced by a stock market near all-time highs and sustained low unemployment levels, investors may be surprised to hear of the “minirecession” that the self-storage industry has wrestled with over the past 24 months. The sector experienced significant operational headwinds in 2024, challenging the industry’s reputed “recession-resilient” nature established over past economic cycles.

Orange County Business Journal – Robert Brunswick: Looking to Break Status Quo

As a longtime entrepreneur, Robert Brunswick embraces change, whether it’s starting his own real estate firm to holding a “Shark Tank” style event for doctors to pitch their ideas.

Board Minutes from the Chairman: February 2025

Welcome to 2025, a New Year, a new administration, a fresh start and undoubtedly new resolutions for all. I’ve heard of varied new mantras to revive, to survive, and to thrive in 2025. No doubt a new year brings with it a time to reflect on the past year and set goals for the new year. At Buchanan, we regularly ask our teams to do just that as we attend to our existing investments and look forward to what new opportunities might present themselves.

Capital Insights: December 2024

Buchanan's foundation is rooted in real estate credit. Since 1999, we have closed 94 debt investments totaling more than $1.3 billion. Lending has been a complementary business line to our equity funds providing us a differentiated viewpoint as both a lender and operator. Consequently, our longstanding presence in the CRE lending landscape affords us a unique perspective on the current state of capital markets.

Board Minutes from the Chairman: November 2024

One of my favorite classes in college was statistics which is defined as the science of collecting and analyzing data for the purpose of inferring proportions to draw outcome conclusions. While not the most exciting subject for some, I valued the logic of mathematics to project outcomes, which has been a trait valuable to our Buchanan Street investment activities. Today, we are inundated with statistical analysis and its hypothetical correlated outcomes.

Capital Insights: September 2024

In Robert Brunswick’s December 2023 Board Minutes from the Chairman, he touched briefly on some of his successes in philanthropy including the growth in Hoag Innovators, a philanthropic endeavor in partnership with Hoag Hospital targeted at catalyzing innovation in healthcare. This led my mind down a path of investing in what matters. Investing to have the means to be philanthropic, to be able to give your kids a better life than you had, to buy a house, to retire comfortably, and the list goes on.

Board Minutes from the Chairman: August 2024

My wife and I recently celebrated our 40th anniversary and by anyone’s standard, a worthy mark to properly commemorate. We decided that we wanted to organize a family trip with kids and grandkids to message the importance of this long-lasting union. We thought a trip to Sedona would be a perfect adventure with its natural beauty, art, recreation, and reasonable proximity.

Capital Insights: June 2024

Despite a wide array of headwinds currently facing the multifamily industry—including elevated interest rates, massive new construction deliveries and softening operating fundamentals—we maintain a positive long-term outlook for the sector.

Board Minutes from the Chairman: April 2024

I looked back and noted that in my June 2023 edition of “Board Minutes from the Chairman” we briefly discussed the nonbank lending space, sometimes referred to as shadow banking, with its significant influx of private equity. Upon further reflection, I recalled a previously penned article from 1992 entitled “The Dawn of the Financial Architect”, a piece I wrote about the tail end of the savings and loan crisis (S&L) and the formation of the RTC or the Resolution Trust Corporation.

Capital Insights: March 2024

Over the last 35 years, I have been involved in over $8 billion worth of investments encompassing over 300 separate transactions. I have served in the capacities of borrower, property operator, lender, developer, investor and GP/fund manager. As a result of these experiences, I have had a front row view into many real estate organizations and what happens in good times and in bad. I have also been fortunate to have 2 partners in business for 30 years, operating through multiple cycles, including the Great Financial Crisis (GFC).

Board Minutes from the Chairman: December 2023

I’ve learned over the years as an entrepreneur that not only do you need to keep innovating but be willing to break the status quo and embrace change. While most leaders thrive in flux, they overestimate other people’s ability to process change and today’s instantaneous technological shifts only exacerbate feelings of uncertainty and a loss of control.

Board Minutes from the Chairman: September 2023

Entrenched into the 5th decade of my real estate career, I can’t help but think that I’ve read this chapter before, taken the same meetings and asked the same questions. Mark Twain said it best in that history never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme and so it does today.

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