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Public Storage (PSA), a real estate investment trust (REIT) operating self-storage facilities, reported a decline in total revenues for the third quarter to $412.9 million, compared to $431.2 million in the year-earlier quarter. The year over year decrease in revenue was primarily due to the continued challenges in the macroeconomic environment.   During the quarter, FFO (fund from operations) was $1.44 per share, compared to $1.08 in the year-earlier quarter. Fund from operations, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses to net income. The year over year increase in FFO was largely due to foreign currency exchange gain. Excluding the one-time items, FFO for the third quarter of 2009 was $1.30 per share compared to $1.37 in the year-ago period.   Same-store revenues decreased 4.6% during the quarter year over year, while net operating ...

PS Business Parks Inc. (PSB), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, owns, and operates commercial properties, reported a decline in third quarter 2009 FFO (fund from operations) to $31.5 million or $1.04 per share from $32.0 million or $1.14 per share in the year-earlier quarter. Fund from operations, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses to net income. The decrease in FFO was primarily due to a decrease in net operating income, which declined 5.9% year-over-year from $48.9 million to $46.0 million. Rental income during the quarter was $67.5 million versus $71.5 million in the year-ago quarter – a decrease of 5.5%. Overall portfolio occupancy at quarter end was 89.5% compared to 93.7% in the year-ago period. Average realized rent per square foot during the quarter decreased ...

Seligman Capital A (SCFIX) seeks capital appreciation by primarily investing in primarily in stocks of medium-sized US companies.

The fund considers both qualitative and quantitative factors to identify companies with above-average growth potential, strong management, reasonable valuations and strong or improving fundamentals. It may invest up to 10% of assets in exchange-traded funds.

Unit holders have to make a minimum initial investment of $2,000 to enter this Zacks#1 Rank (“Strong Buy") fund. It distributes dividends and capital gains annually.

Seligman Emerging Markets A (SHEMX) was incepted in May 1996. The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation.

The fund focuses on companies which conduct their principal business in emerging economies, are organized under those laws, or whose securities are traded principally on exchanges in developing countries. It may invest up to 15% of net assets in illiquid securities.

Vera M. Trojan has been lead manager at the fund since September

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Businesses across the globe are in conservation mode. While layoffs and headcount reductions are the headline makers, savvy managers are doing much more to protect their bottom line, from cutting inventories to slashing office space.

As firms off all sizes work to boost their fundamentals and prop up their books, many smaller companies are taking a unique approach. They are utilizing the cost-saving advantage of self-storage.

Companies like Sovran Self Storage (NYSE:SSS), Public Storage (NYSE:PSA) and Extra Space Storage (NYSE:EXR) are reporting an increase in revenues thanks to the recession’s nasty impact on small businesses.

Instead of risking their business by expanding too quickly, many companies are making timid advances and renting on a month-by-month basis. Foreclosures, bankruptcies and downsizings are good news to an industry that promises to safeguard your assets until the economy rebounds.

The trend is adding more pain to the already horrific

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div style="text-align: justify;"- Keybanc is out downgrading span style="font-weight: bold;"Extra Space Storage (NYSE:EXR) /spanto Underweight from Neutral ($6.50 tgt) after the co reported 1Q09 results that were weaker than expected and pointed to a sharper deterioration across the self storage sector, as full year guidance was meaningfully reduced. In addition, the Company had little good news to announce on the capital raising front to act as a counterbalance to the weaker than anticipated core. This fundamental weakness has come on top of a recent runup in EXR's share price of 43% since the end of March vs. a 37% appreciation in the MSCI US REIT index over the same period. The downgrade reflects the downside surprise and likelihood of further deterioration, as well as the less attractive valuation.br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"- Citigroup /spanmaintains its Buy rating and $8 target (!?) on EXR asking a rhetorical question if the co ...