Lafayette
Detached 2 closed
- Median sale price
- $2.15M
- Median $/sq ft
- $730
- Median days on market
- 0
- Sale to list
- 100.0%
Townhouse 1 closed
- Median sale price
- $1.7M
- Median $/sq ft
- $856
- Median days on market
- 0
- Sale to list
- 100.0%
January 2020 Issue
The Lamorinda Report January 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
$2.15M Median sale price 0 days Median days on market 100.0% Sale to list
Moraga
$586.6K Median sale price 11 days Median days on market 101.1% Sale to list
Orinda
$2.15M Median sale price 0 days Median days on market 100.0% Sale to list
- Total closings
- 5
At a Glance
January 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
Condo 1 closed
- Median sale price
- $586.6K
- Median $/sq ft
- $458
- Median days on market
- 11
- Sale to list
- 101.1%
Orinda
Detached 1 closed
- Median sale price
- $2.15M
- Median $/sq ft
- $648
- Median days on market
- 0
- Sale to list
- 100.0%
Trends
Market trends over time
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Select a property type, then toggle metrics and communities. No blended median is shown. The 2025 year is partial.
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.
$2.88M
1161 Estates Dr
Closed over list
$586.6K
1472 Camino Peral
1472 Camino Peral closed 1.14% over list in 11 days.
Transaction log
Closed sales in Lamorinda, January 2020
Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for January 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 detached home price in Lafayette in January 2020?
Lafayette's median detached sale price in January 2020 was $2.15M across 2 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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