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December 2020 Issue

The Lamorinda Report December 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
$1.79M Median sale price 12 days Median days on market 101.0% Sale to list
Moraga
$1.51M Median sale price 13 days Median days on market 101.7% Sale to list
Orinda
$1.61M Median sale price 10.5 days Median days on market 99.5% Sale to list
Total closings
93
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

December 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.

December 2020

Lafayette

Detached 37 closed
Median sale price
$1.79M
Median $/sq ft
$748
Median days on market
11
Sale to list
102.1%
Condo 3 closed
Median sale price
$1.95M
Median $/sq ft
$911
Median days on market
62
Sale to list
95.2%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$719K
Median $/sq ft
$574
Median days on market
52
Sale to list
100.0%
December 2020

Moraga

Detached 19 closed
Median sale price
$1.51M
Median $/sq ft
$717
Median days on market
13
Sale to list
105.2%
Condo 2 closed
Median sale price
$669.5K
Median $/sq ft
$484
Median days on market
34.5
Sale to list
98.8%
Townhouse 7 closed
Median sale price
$835K
Median $/sq ft
$528
Median days on market
48
Sale to list
100.0%
December 2020

Orinda

Detached 24 closed
Median sale price
$1.61M
Median $/sq ft
$650
Median days on market
10.5
Sale to list
99.5%
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
$4.75M

3724 Happy Valley Rd

Lafayette | 8 days on market | 4,995 sq ft

Closed over list

$1.75M

3930 CANYON ROAD

Detached | Lafayette | 12 days on market

3930 CANYON ROAD closed 94.66% over list in 12 days.

$1.04M

1325 Rimer Drive

Detached | Moraga | 18 days on market

1325 Rimer Drive closed 28.68% over list in 18 days.

$1.04M

1325 Rimer Dr

Detached | Moraga | 17 days on market

1325 Rimer Dr closed 28.68% over list in 17 days.

$1.55M

3199 Andreasen Dr

Detached | Lafayette | 5 days on market

3199 Andreasen Dr closed 24% over list in 5 days.

$1.12M

1231 El Curtola Blvd

Detached | Lafayette | 6 days on market

1231 El Curtola Blvd closed 21.08% over list in 6 days.

The long road to closing

$2.3M

6 Henri Hill Ln

Detached | Lafayette | 159 days on market

6 Henri Hill Ln spent 159 days on market before closing 7.82% below list.

$2.7M

220 Crestview Drive

Detached | Orinda | 142 days on market

220 Crestview Drive spent 142 days on market before closing 3.05% below list.

$2.4M

3696 Happy Valley Rd

Detached | Lafayette | 132 days on market

3696 Happy Valley Rd spent 132 days on market before closing 3.81% below list.

$1.18M

858 Reliez Station Rd

Detached | Lafayette | 114 days on market

858 Reliez Station Rd spent 114 days on market before closing 7.84% 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.

December 2020 closings by floor plan:

Plan 3
$860K

838 Augusta Dr

Townhouse

Sold
$860K
List
$900K
DOM
48
$/sq ft
$493
Inverness Expanded
$1.29M

132 Greenbriar

Detached

Sold
$1.29M
List
$1.3M
DOM
33
$/sq ft
$522
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, December 2020

Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for December 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 December 2020?

In December 2020, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.51M, condominiums at $669.5K, townhouses at $835K. 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 December 2020?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in December 2020 was $1.79M across 37 closings, with a median of 11 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 December 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.