Metros with the highest share of distressed hotel real estate debt in the U.S 2023
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH, was the metropolitan area with the highest share of distressed hotel real estate debt in the United States in April 2023. Distressed real estate loans, or the share of debt which was delinquent or in special servicing, was over 50 percent. The hotel sector was severely impacted by the travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. Despite having the second-highest delinquency rates across the different types of commercial real estate, lodging saw a substantial improvement in delinquencies since March 2021, when it almost hit 16 percent.
