What to know about Salem’s housing, rental markets in 2024

Salem remains in an apartment building boom, but high costs and interest rates are slowing construction of new homes.

And despite new construction, most apartments and houses remain unaffordable for the majority of Salemites.

Those are among the takeaways from the annual SVN Economic Forum, held at the Salem Convention Center Feb. 23.

The annual event brings hundreds of Salem businesspeople and leaders together to hear from local business analysts and advisors about trends driving…