📊 Topic

FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment)

3 stories · First covered Feb 22, 2026 · Latest Jun 29
Related: Property Improvement Plan (PIP) 3 China 1 Franchisee 1 Franchise Agreements 1 Energy Costs 1 Franchise Fee Structure 1 Full-Service Hotel 1 Select-Service Hotels 1 Vietnam 1 Brent Crude Oil 1 AHLA 1 Section 122 Tariffs 1
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FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment) Coverage
Steel Tariffs Just Added $375K to Your Renovation. The PIP Deadline Didn't Move.
Development Primary
Jun 29

Steel Tariffs Just Added $375K to Your Renovation. The PIP Deadline Didn't Move.

Canadian steel duties at 50% and a 100% tariff threat on European goods are hitting hotel renovation budgets from both sides simultaneously. The owners doing the math right now are the ones who'll survive the PIP cycle with their equity intact.

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Jordan Chen 2 min read · Jun 29
Your 2026 PIP Budget Is Already Wrong. Tariffs Added 10-15% and Nobody Updated the Spreadsheet.
Development Primary
Apr 30

Your 2026 PIP Budget Is Already Wrong. Tariffs Added 10-15% and Nobody Updated the Spreadsheet.

The effective U.S. tariff rate just hit levels not seen since the 1940s, and the majority of hotel FF&E is manufactured in the countries getting hit hardest. If you're an owner with a renovation bid older than six months, the number on that proposal no longer reflects reality.

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Jordan Chen 3 min read · Apr 30
Your 2026 Budget Is Already Wrong by 8-15% on Energy Alone
Development Primary
Mar 11

Your 2026 Budget Is Already Wrong by 8-15% on Energy Alone

January's 2.4% CPI print looks calm. The forward cost structure for hotel owners does not.

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Jordan Chen 2 min read · Mar 11