You know that half-joking pact you made with your best friend? The one where, if you’re both still single at 40, you’ll just buy a house together and call it a day? Turns out a lot of people aren’t joking anymore. Platonic co-buying, or friends teaming up to buy a home together, is on the rise with Gen Z women—and it’s one of our favorite housing trends in a long time. Oh, and the trend’s most famous cheerleader? Barbie. 

Barbie’s moving—and her new spot is on Rightmove 

This summer, Barbie partnered with Rightmove, the UK’s largest property platform, to list her brand-new DreamHouse as an actual (well, “actual”) property listing. 

The listing leans all the way into the bit. It’s marked “SOLD STC,” priced at £274.99, and is described as “perfectly proportioned for residents 11.5 inches tall.” Her fuchsia-pink Malibu abode features an “external lift, because options matter” and a walk-in closet “because… Barbie,” plus, it’s only “a short walk to the coast”—the ideal dwelling “for anyone whose job is beach.”

@rightmove You’ve heard it here first…💖 Rightmove 🤝 @barbie 🤝@ASH ♬ original sound – Rightmove

You’ve heard it here first…💖 Rightmove 🤝 @barbie 🤝@ASH ♬ original sound – Rightmove

An important detail to note: Barbie’s 2026 DreamHouse was designed with a bridge connecting it to a second house, so friends can live side by side. That’s not a random flourish. This time, Barbie’s Malibu DreamHouse was deliberately designed to reflect the real shift in how young people think about home ownership. 

So what exactly is “platonic co-buying”? 

Platonic co-buying is when two or more people who aren’t married or romantically involved—typically friends, family members, or acquaintances—pool their finances to purchase a home together. Young people ask themselves, “Why should I wait when I have people I love right now?” 

As their dreams of homeownership seem to slip further and further away, Millennial and Gen Z home buyers are taking matters into their........

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