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Millennials Are Moving To “Hipsturbia”

Goodbye, Big Apple and hello culdesac! Contrary to what you have heard, millennials aren’t just a city-dwelling species. Much like us, and our parents, they are rocking the suburbs too!…

Some lucky Barbie fans are going to get an amazing opportunity to stay in Barbie's Malibu Dreamhouse. To celebrate Mattel's 60 anniversary, they have posted the mansion on Airbnb.  Unfortunately it is not a permanent listing, but whoever wins this will have the stay on a lifetime. They will be able to bring three guests to enjoy the three level house and all its amenities, including an infinity pool, a water slide, and ocean views. Whoever wins this listing will also get picked up in style at the airport with car service. The listing also says that guests will have the chance to fence with United States fencing team member Ibtihaj Muhammad, cook with Malibu chef Gina Clarke-Helm, visit the Columbia Memorial Space Center with engineer Jill Meyers, and get glam with celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin.  The price for this stay comes in cheap too at $60 a night.  Bookings open for this Malibu listing opens on October 23.

BERLIN, GERMANY – MAY 16: Visitors arrive at the Barbie Dreamhouse Experience on May 16, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The Barbie Dreamhouse is a life-sized house full of Barbie fashion, furniture and accessories and will be open to the public until August 25 before it moves on to other cities in Europe. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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Goodbye, Big Apple and hello culdesac! Contrary to what you have heard, millennials aren’t just a city-dwelling species. Much like us, and our parents, they are rocking the suburbs too!

Between 2017 and 2018, suburbs grew twice as fast as their inner-city counterparts and that trend is expected to continue this year. But they aren’t just trading they're apartments and subway cards for a house and a minivan. They've still got some cool left in them!

As they are moving into the suburbs they are dragging their favorite parts of city living with them. So welcome to “hipsturbia.” Small town living with big city accessories. They are looking for walkable town centers with wide sidewalks and restaurants, shops, apartments, and offices on the same block. And don’t be afraid to skimp on the parking because they are still down to Uber.

I hope you don’t mind if our kombucha brewery takes over that space from the abandoned Kmart.

LauRen Merola Strager is a former NFL & NBA cheerleader turned radio host. LauRen is a former Miss Pennsylvania USA and is a proud wife and mother of two. She is the owner and chief editor for her fashion and lifestyle Blog “All Of The F-Words” and is a champion for the Autism community. You can read all about LauRen’s thoughts on motherhood, pageant life, and everyday life through her online content.