KeyCrew Media, a real estate analytics and media network, has named Tom de Jong, Executive Vice President at Colliers and Founding Principal of the De Jong Self Storage Team, as a KeyCrew Verified Expert. The designation recognizes de Jong as a prolific market trend authority who will contribute market intelligence and expert analysis on self storage investment, deal mechanics, capital deployment, and full lifecycle brokerage across the United States.
De Jong brings 16 years of dedicated self storage specialization and a 19-year career at Colliers to the platform. As Founding Principal of the De Jong Self Storage Team, he has overseen more than $2 billion in self storage transactions across 32 states, advising institutional funds, private equity groups, family offices, and individual operators at every stage of the asset lifecycle – from site selection and development through fully stabilized asset sales. His team operates as a full lifecycle advisory practice, an approach that is rare among individual brokers or small teams at national scale. The team sources development sites, consults on economic viability, advises during lease-up, and represents both buyers and sellers at exit.
De Jong holds the SIOR designation, recognizing him among the top tier of industrial and specialty real estate brokers nationally, and an MBA from Pepperdine University. He is a board member of the Pennsylvania Self Storage Association and a regular contributor to Inside Self Storage, Self Storage Now, and Modern Storage Media. He recently hosted a national panel discussion on the self storage market for Bisnow.
“The self storage market is in the middle of one of its most consequential transitions in a generation,” said Tom de Jong. “Capital is moving, long-term owners are approaching exits, and institutional buyers are deploying with more precision than they were three years ago. My goal through KeyCrew is to give serious market participants an honest read on what is actually happening in the deals, not just the headlines.”
De Jong’s areas of expertise include self storage capital markets – institutional acquisitions, private equity deployment, bridge loan dynamics, distressed asset strategy, and cap rate analysis across the national market – as well as deal mechanics, market intelligence, transitioning ownership, and full lifecycle brokerage. He will provide forward-looking analysis to help audiences navigate the complex self storage landscape.
KeyCrew Media is the next generation real estate intelligence platform that leverages AI-powered analytics and first-person reporting from verified experts. The platform produces forward-looking insights across local markets and niche asset classes, delivered through KeyCrew’s growing portfolio of niche media properties – including KeyCrew Journal, NextAsset News, and other specialized publications – as well as selectively syndicated to media partners.
