(Barbie toys with moving, but she remodels instead)
移動する または remodel? That's a 質問 many homeowners face, and バービー is no exception. After checking out houses across the country, the iconic doll decided to remodel her three-story ホーム in Malibu, Calif.
"That's where most of her family and フレンズ are, so she decided to keep her house but make it もっと見る up-to-date," 発言しました Michelle Chidoni, バービー spokeswoman and Mattel Corp. brand manager.
The result is the 2013 Dreamhouse, which hit stores Aug. 27 with a suggested price of $184.99.
In keeping with the lighthearted spirit of Mattel's marketing campaign, real estate website Trulia listed the beachfront property for $25 million.
"In real estate, it's all about location," 発言しました real estate agent Roger Perry of Rodeo Realty in Beverly Hills, Calif. "This house has 150 feet of ocean frontage and an unobstructed view because it only has three walls. In Iowa, the price would be much lower."
Chidoni 発言しました バービー can afford the remodel because "she's had 135-plus careers, from president of the United States to surgeon."
When バービー does sell the house, buyers will appreciate the upgrades, including two pull-string elevators, a working doorbell, lights and sounds throughout, ピンク "stainless steel" appliances, "granite" countertops, a steam shower, chandeliers, surround-sound, built-in TV, a hot tub and 15-car garage.
The 2013 Dreamhouse also has loads of room for clothes and shoes, Barbie's お気に入り indulgences.
Still, a bright ピンク house with only one bedroom and bathroom might be a turn-off for some buyers, Perry said.
The 2013 ホーム is a far cry from Barbie's first house in 1962. It had the basics — bed, couch, a TV in a credenza and record covers on the walls. Made of cardboard, it fit Barbie's budget at the time.
によって 1974, バービー had enjoyed many successful careers, so she could afford a modest three-story town house. Upgraded to plastic, it had a patio and キッチン on the first floor, bedroom and sitting room on the 秒 floor and dressing room and bathroom on the third, but no closets.
In 1979, バービー was on the cutting edge of architectural trends with her new A-frame house. It had a larger キッチン and living room/dining room, a master suite and closet.
In 1983, Barbie's new town house was もっと見る grown-up, with wooden floors and a glass-front hutch. Like many buyers in the 1980s, バービー chose an informal great room plus formal rooms. The third floor had a roomy master bedroom and sitting room but no bathroom, probably a deterrent to buyers.
Barbie's Dreamhouses represent a survey of American house trends, 発言しました Stephen Melman, director of economic services for the National Association of ホーム Builders.
"She went from a ターンテーブル, ターン テーブル to surround sound, and from earth tones to jewel tones to monochromatic. Although when other homeowners were painting everything beige in the 1990s, she used pink," he said.
"Barbie was ahead of her time … as a single, female homeowner," Melman added. "Single women, ages 35 to 64, are もっと見る often buying homes now. They own 6.1 percent of the owner-occupied homes, compared to 2.7 percent of men the same age."
"She always was a trailblazer," Chidoni said. "She went to the moon before Neil Armstrong did."
移動する または remodel? That's a 質問 many homeowners face, and バービー is no exception. After checking out houses across the country, the iconic doll decided to remodel her three-story ホーム in Malibu, Calif.
"That's where most of her family and フレンズ are, so she decided to keep her house but make it もっと見る up-to-date," 発言しました Michelle Chidoni, バービー spokeswoman and Mattel Corp. brand manager.
The result is the 2013 Dreamhouse, which hit stores Aug. 27 with a suggested price of $184.99.
In keeping with the lighthearted spirit of Mattel's marketing campaign, real estate website Trulia listed the beachfront property for $25 million.
"In real estate, it's all about location," 発言しました real estate agent Roger Perry of Rodeo Realty in Beverly Hills, Calif. "This house has 150 feet of ocean frontage and an unobstructed view because it only has three walls. In Iowa, the price would be much lower."
Chidoni 発言しました バービー can afford the remodel because "she's had 135-plus careers, from president of the United States to surgeon."
When バービー does sell the house, buyers will appreciate the upgrades, including two pull-string elevators, a working doorbell, lights and sounds throughout, ピンク "stainless steel" appliances, "granite" countertops, a steam shower, chandeliers, surround-sound, built-in TV, a hot tub and 15-car garage.
The 2013 Dreamhouse also has loads of room for clothes and shoes, Barbie's お気に入り indulgences.
Still, a bright ピンク house with only one bedroom and bathroom might be a turn-off for some buyers, Perry said.
The 2013 ホーム is a far cry from Barbie's first house in 1962. It had the basics — bed, couch, a TV in a credenza and record covers on the walls. Made of cardboard, it fit Barbie's budget at the time.
によって 1974, バービー had enjoyed many successful careers, so she could afford a modest three-story town house. Upgraded to plastic, it had a patio and キッチン on the first floor, bedroom and sitting room on the 秒 floor and dressing room and bathroom on the third, but no closets.
In 1979, バービー was on the cutting edge of architectural trends with her new A-frame house. It had a larger キッチン and living room/dining room, a master suite and closet.
In 1983, Barbie's new town house was もっと見る grown-up, with wooden floors and a glass-front hutch. Like many buyers in the 1980s, バービー chose an informal great room plus formal rooms. The third floor had a roomy master bedroom and sitting room but no bathroom, probably a deterrent to buyers.
Barbie's Dreamhouses represent a survey of American house trends, 発言しました Stephen Melman, director of economic services for the National Association of ホーム Builders.
"She went from a ターンテーブル, ターン テーブル to surround sound, and from earth tones to jewel tones to monochromatic. Although when other homeowners were painting everything beige in the 1990s, she used pink," he said.
"Barbie was ahead of her time … as a single, female homeowner," Melman added. "Single women, ages 35 to 64, are もっと見る often buying homes now. They own 6.1 percent of the owner-occupied homes, compared to 2.7 percent of men the same age."
"She always was a trailblazer," Chidoni said. "She went to the moon before Neil Armstrong did."