Milwaukee

The past five years have been transitional for the downtown apartment market as flexible work arrangements and lifestyle changes caused people to rethink where they want to live.

Developers followed suit, shifting their focus from bustling downtown areas to outlying "exurbs" and suburbs, according to a RentCafe analysis.

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Kristen Smithberg

Kristen Smithberg is a Colorado-based freelance writer who covers commercial real estate, insurance, benefits and retirement topics for BenefitsPRO and other industry publications.