Lafayette
Detached 11 closed
- Median sale price
- $1.8M
- Median $/sq ft
- $676
- Median days on market
- 0
- Sale to list
- 100.0%
Condo 2 closed
- Median sale price
- $1.6M
- Median $/sq ft
- $733
- Median days on market
- 11
- Sale to list
- 101.6%
February 2020 Issue
The Lamorinda Report February 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
$1.8M Median sale price 3 days Median days on market 100.0% Sale to list
Moraga
$1.16M Median sale price 7 days Median days on market 100.4% Sale to list
Orinda
$1.43M Median sale price 6.5 days Median days on market 100.6% Sale to list
- Total closings
- 28
At a Glance
February 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.
Moraga
Detached 5 closed
- Median sale price
- $1.16M
- Median $/sq ft
- $606
- Median days on market
- 7
- Sale to list
- 104.7%
Condo 2 closed
- Median sale price
- $766K
- Median $/sq ft
- $532
- Median days on market
- 5.5
- Sale to list
- 100.2%
Townhouse 2 closed
- Median sale price
- $862.5K
- Median $/sq ft
- $592
- Median days on market
- 10.5
- Sale to list
- 102.8%
Orinda
Detached 6 closed
- Median sale price
- $1.43M
- Median $/sq ft
- $687
- Median days on market
- 6.5
- Sale to list
- 100.6%
Trends
Market trends over time
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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.
$3.81M
24 Sanford Ln
Closed over list
$1.5M
3176 Rohrer Drive
3176 Rohrer Drive closed 22.45% over list in 9 days.
$1.51M
1038 Sunnybrook Dr
1038 Sunnybrook Dr closed 16.24% over list in 10 days.
$1.16M
16 Wandel Dr.
16 Wandel Dr. closed 13.79% over list in 21 days.
$1.35M
3710 Sundale Rd
3710 Sundale Rd closed 12.97% over list in 7 days.
$1.36M
1128 Sanders Dr
1128 Sanders Dr closed 8.8% over list in 4 days.
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.
February 2020 closings by floor plan:
$950K
748 Country Club Drive
- Sold
- $950K
- List
- $899K
- DOM
- 7
- $/sq ft
- $543
Transaction log
Closed sales in Lamorinda, February 2020
Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for February 2020, reported by property type.
| Address | City | Type | Sale price | Closed | DOM | Sq ft |
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Questions
About this month's data
What was the median home price in Moraga in February 2020?
In February 2020, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.16M, condominiums at $766K, townhouses at $862.5K. 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 February 2020?
Lafayette's median detached sale price in February 2020 was $1.8M across 11 closings, with a median of 0 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.
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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