Core Insights - The joint venture between Hines and CubeSmart represents one of the largest self-storage portfolio transactions in the United States for 2024, highlighting the strength of the Dallas-Fort Worth market and the appeal of high-quality storage assets across the country [2][3] Company Overview - Hines is a leading global real estate investment manager with 93.0billioninassetsundermanagementacrossvariouspropertytypes,servingadiversegroupofinstitutionalandprivatewealthclients[4][5]−CubeSmartisaself−administeredandself−managedrealestateinvestmenttrust,recognizedasoneofthetopthreeownersandoperatorsofself−storagepropertiesintheUnitedStates,offeringaffordableandaccessiblestoragesolutions[6]MarketDynamics−Theself−storageportfolioincludesover9,700unitsandmorethan1.25millionnetrentablesquarefeet,strategicallylocatedinkeysubmarketsofDallas−FortWorth,benefitingfromrapidpopulationgrowthandincreasingdemandforself−storage[2][3]−AccordingtoNewmark′sQ32024Self−StorageReport,Dallasranksthirdinprojectedpopulationgrowth,indicatingastrongcorrelationbetweenfavorablemacroeconomictrendsandsignificantinvestmentactivityintheself−storagemarket[3]FinancialPerformance−Newmarkgeneratedapproximately2.6 billion in revenues for the twelve months ended September 30, 2024, and operates nearly 170 offices globally with over 7,800 professionals [7]