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April 2020 Issue

The Lamorinda Report April 2020

Median prices, days on market, and full property-type detail for Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda. Every figure is split by property type. No blended medians.

Lafayette
$1.76M Median sale price 10.5 days Median days on market 99.7% Sale to list
Moraga
$1.4M Median sale price 6 days Median days on market 100.0% Sale to list
Orinda
$1.35M Median sale price 10 days Median days on market 102.7% Sale to list
Total closings
49
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

April 2020 at a glance

Each city is broken out by property type. Reporting a single blended median would misstate this market, most of all in Moraga, where condominium and townhouse prices sit well below detached homes.

April 2020

Lafayette

Detached 16 closed
Median sale price
$1.76M
Median $/sq ft
$694
Median days on market
10.5
Sale to list
98.8%
Condo 2 closed
Median sale price
$1.32M
Median $/sq ft
$757
Median days on market
9.5
Sale to list
101.0%
April 2020

Moraga

Detached 15 closed
Median sale price
$1.4M
Median $/sq ft
$601
Median days on market
6
Sale to list
100.1%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$329K
Median $/sq ft
$588
Median days on market
20
Sale to list
94.0%
April 2020

Orinda

Detached 15 closed
Median sale price
$1.35M
Median $/sq ft
$613
Median days on market
10
Sale to list
102.7%
Transactions with a Story

The sales that beat expectation, and the ones that fought for it

The month's standouts across all three towns: the top sale, the homes that closed furthest over list, and the ones that took the longest road to closing. Every note below is computed from the closing data.

Top sale this month
$3.5M

84 Mossbridge Ln

Orinda | 14 days on market | 4,805 sq ft

Closed over list

$1.9M

824 Solana Dr

Detached | Lafayette | 8 days on market

824 Solana Dr closed 19.12% over list in 8 days.

$1.3M

18 Monte Veda Dr

Detached | Orinda | 8 days on market

18 Monte Veda Dr closed 13.58% over list in 8 days.

$1.38M

115 Devin Dr

Detached | Moraga | 8 days on market

115 Devin Dr closed 10% over list in 8 days.

$1.75M

5 Corliss Dr

Detached | Moraga | 7 days on market

5 Corliss Dr closed 9.72% over list in 7 days.

$871K

234 El Toyonal

Detached | Orinda | 7 days on market

234 El Toyonal closed 9.01% over list in 7 days.

The long road to closing

$1.79M

1173 Brown Ave

Detached | Lafayette | 54 days on market

1173 Brown Ave spent 54 days on market before closing 10.23% below list.

$910K

3288 Sweet Dr

Detached | Lafayette | 46 days on market

3288 Sweet Dr spent 46 days on market before closing 7.05% below list.

$1.35M

15 Warford Terr

Detached | Orinda | 7 days on market

15 Warford Terr spent 7 days on market before closing 6.9% below list.

$900K

136 Donald Dr

Detached | Moraga | 8 days on market

136 Donald Dr spent 8 days on market before closing 6.74% below list.

MCC Spotlight

Moraga Country Club

Moraga Country Club sales are reported as detached and townhouse homes only. MCC has no condominium sales in our data, so its price split is narrower than Moraga citywide.

April 2020 closings by floor plan:

Forest Hills
$1.24M

145 Greenbriar

Detached

Sold
$1.24M
List
$1.24M
DOM
0
$/sq ft
$438
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, April 2020

Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for April 2020, reported by property type.

Address City Type Sale price Closed DOM Sq ft
Questions

About this month's data

What was the median home price in Moraga in April 2020?

In April 2020, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.4M, condominiums at $329K. BrightWork reports each property type separately because a single blended median misrepresents the Moraga market, where condominium and townhouse prices sit far below detached homes.

What was the median detached home price in Lafayette in April 2020?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in April 2020 was $1.76M across 16 closings, with a median of 10.5 days on market.

When are Lamorinda home prices highest during the year?

Across 2021 through 2025, our detached-only seasonal index shows sale prices peaking in May and reaching their low in January.

Does Moraga Country Club include condominiums?

No. Moraga Country Club sales in our data are detached and townhouse homes only. It has no condominium sales, so its detached versus townhouse price gap is narrower than the citywide Moraga split.

Ben Olsen, REALTOR with BrightWork Realty Advocates
REALTOR, BrightWork Realty Advocates

Ben Olsen

REALTOR, BrightWork Realty Advocates
DRE 02014153 / 01409268 (Ben Olsen)

Ben Olsen represents buyers and sellers through BrightWork Realty Advocates, with a practical, data-driven focus on Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda, the pricing patterns that actually move within each city, and the details that separate a well-timed decision from a rushed one.

This report is designed as a field guide for Lamorinda decisions: real closing data every month, split by city and property type, the sales that beat expectation and the ones that didn't, and a clearer way to read what's actually happening before you list or make an offer.

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Data reflects closed transactions from the local MLS for April 2020, split by property type. Figures for the current calendar year are partial. This report is published by BrightWork Realty Advocates and is not an offer of representation.