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August 2025 Issue

The Lamorinda Report August 2025

Orinda detached home prices fell 13.6% year over year in August 2025, the largest move of the three communities.

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.

Total closings
58 -20.5% YoY
Orinda Detached median
-13.6% year over year
Median days on market
22 days +40.6% YoY
Sale to list
98.5% -1.5% YoY
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

August 2025 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.

August 2025

Lafayette

Detached 27 closed
Median sale price
$1.8M +5.8% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$807
Median days on market
19
Sale to list
98.6%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$1.48M +87.0% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$773
Median days on market
44
Sale to list
102.1%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$1.71M +42.3% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$839
Median days on market
34
Sale to list
100.6%
August 2025

Moraga

Detached 6 closed
Median sale price
$1.62M -9.6% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$867
Median days on market
31
Sale to list
98.6%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$710K +19.1% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$482
Median days on market
24
Sale to list
100.7%
Townhouse 4 closed
Median sale price
$972.5K -17.2% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$701
Median days on market
63
Sale to list
102.4%
August 2025

Orinda

Detached 18 closed
Median sale price
$1.51M -13.6% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$718
Median days on market
23
Sale to list
96.7%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Orinda detached home prices fell 13.6% year over year in August 2025, the largest move of the three communities. The picture shifts for different kinds of buyers and sellers across Lamorinda this month. That's a real opportunity for anyone whose listing expired elsewhere and is ready to relaunch with a different strategy instead of just cutting the price, or buyers and sellers inside Moraga Country Club specifically, where floor plan and sale history tell a more precise story than the citywide numbers alone. Worth a conversation if any of that sounds like where you are.

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
$4.5M

9 El Sueno

Orinda | 13 days on market | 4,225 sq ft

Closed over list

$2.25M

1407 BLACK HAWK CT

Detached | Lafayette | 5 days on market

1407 BLACK HAWK CT closed 40.71% over list in 5 days.

$1.23M

673 Doreen Way

Detached | Lafayette | 10 days on market

673 Doreen Way closed 22.51% over list in 10 days.

$1.8M

694 Old Jonas Hill Rd

Detached | Lafayette | 9 days on market

694 Old Jonas Hill Rd closed 20% over list in 9 days.

$1.65M

35 Ardilla Road

Detached | Orinda | 16 days on market

35 Ardilla Road closed 18.03% over list in 16 days.

$1.1M

337 Glorietta Blvd.

Detached | Orinda | 8 days on market

337 Glorietta Blvd. closed 10.22% over list in 8 days.

The long road to closing

$1.25M

1260 Bollinger Canyon Road

Detached | Moraga | 188 days on market

1260 Bollinger Canyon Road spent 188 days on market before closing.

$1.52M

74 Gaywood Pl

Detached | Moraga | 149 days on market

74 Gaywood Pl spent 149 days on market before closing 3.17% below list.

$1.45M

1716 Saint Andrews Drive

Townhouse | Moraga | 132 days on market

1716 Saint Andrews Drive spent 132 days on market before closing 3.01% below list.

$1.54M

3 Mountain View Pl

Detached | Lafayette | 129 days on market

3 Mountain View Pl spent 129 days on market before closing 2.22% 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.

August 2025 closings by floor plan:

Plan 2
$1.45M

1716 Saint Andrews Drive

Townhouse

Sold
$1.45M
List
$1.49M
DOM
132
$/sq ft
$990
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, August 2025

Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for August 2025, 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 August 2025?

In August 2025, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.62M, condominiums at $710K, townhouses at $972.5K. 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 August 2025?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in August 2025 was $1.8M across 27 closings, with a median of 19 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 August 2025, 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.