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February 2026 Issue

The Lamorinda Report February 2026

Lafayette detached home prices rose 20.5% year over year in February 2026, 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
45 +36.4% YoY
Lafayette Detached median
+20.5% year over year
Median days on market
9 days 0.0% YoY
Sale to list
100.6% -0.3% YoY
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

February 2026 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.

February 2026

Lafayette

Detached 22 closed
Median sale price
$2.06M +20.5% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$874
Median days on market
9
Sale to list
101.8%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$1.43M -20.7% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$1001
Median days on market
0
Sale to list
105.6%
February 2026

Moraga

Detached 7 closed
Median sale price
$1.95M -10.8% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$705
Median days on market
9
Sale to list
100.6%
February 2026

Orinda

Detached 13 closed
Median sale price
$2.4M -0.6% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$885
Median days on market
17
Sale to list
98.6%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$500K
Median $/sq ft
$743
Median days on market
0
Sale to list
100.0%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$1.57M
Median $/sq ft
$654
Median days on market
43
Sale to list
100.0%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Lafayette detached home prices rose 20.5% year over year in February 2026, 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 sellers with genuine multi-offer potential who want real-time visibility into where demand actually sits, or anyone whose listing expired elsewhere and is ready to relaunch with a different strategy instead of just cutting the price. 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
$7.9M

40 Valley View Road

Orinda | 19 days on market | 6,195 sq ft

Closed over list

$1.31M

1051 Buchan Dr

Detached | Lafayette | 11 days on market

1051 Buchan Dr closed 19.56% over list in 11 days.

$4.65M

8 Valley Vista Ln

Detached | Lafayette | 190 days on market

8 Valley Vista Ln closed 18.47% over list in 190 days.

$3.48M

872 Solana Dr

Detached | Lafayette | 6 days on market

872 Solana Dr closed 16.36% over list in 6 days.

$1.8M

1666 Foothill Park Cir

Detached | Lafayette | 4 days on market

1666 Foothill Park Cir closed 16.13% over list in 4 days.

$2.4M

30 Fiddleneck Way

Detached | Orinda | 1 days on market

30 Fiddleneck Way closed 15.07% over list in 1 days.

The long road to closing

$1000K

1750 Toyon Road

Detached | Lafayette | 195 days on market

1750 Toyon Road spent 195 days on market before closing.

$4.65M

8 Valley Vista Ln

Detached | Lafayette | 190 days on market

8 Valley Vista Ln spent 190 days on market before closing.

$1.44M

40 Las Palomas

Detached | Orinda | 91 days on market

40 Las Palomas spent 91 days on market before closing 1.03% below list.

$1.23M

129 Spring Rd

Detached | Orinda | 85 days on market

129 Spring Rd spent 85 days on market before closing 1.76% below list.

Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, February 2026

Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for February 2026, 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 February 2026?

In February 2026, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.95M. 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 2026?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in February 2026 was $2.06M across 22 closings, with a median of 9 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 February 2026, 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.