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January 2026 Issue

The Lamorinda Report January 2026

Lafayette detached home prices fell 4.1% year over year in January 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
33 +73.7% YoY
Lafayette Detached median
-4.1% year over year
Median days on market
17 days -45.2% YoY
Sale to list
97.7% -2.3% YoY
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

January 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.

January 2026

Lafayette

Detached 9 closed
Median sale price
$2.1M -4.1% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$560
Median days on market
13
Sale to list
100.0%
Condo 2 closed
Median sale price
$932.5K +24.7% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$763
Median days on market
30
Sale to list
97.7%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$1.19M
Median $/sq ft
$765
Median days on market
85
Sale to list
97.1%
January 2026

Moraga

Detached 5 closed
Median sale price
$2M +17.6% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$803
Median days on market
11
Sale to list
107.7%
January 2026

Orinda

Detached 14 closed
Median sale price
$2.1M +7.7% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$697
Median days on market
12
Sale to list
96.7%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$560K +7.7% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$549
Median days on market
92
Sale to list
97.4%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$1.15M
Median $/sq ft
$513
Median days on market
42
Sale to list
96.0%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Lafayette detached home prices fell 4.1% year over year in January 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 anyone whose listing expired elsewhere and is ready to relaunch with a different strategy instead of just cutting the price, or sellers with genuine multi-offer potential who want real-time visibility into where demand actually sits. 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
$4.67M

9 Burton Vista Ct

Lafayette | 115 days on market | 8,772 sq ft

Closed over list

$2.45M

833 Crossbrook Ct

Detached | Moraga | 11 days on market

833 Crossbrook Ct closed 16.95% over list in 11 days.

$2.1M

1414 Reliez Valley Rd

Detached | Lafayette | 11 days on market

1414 Reliez Valley Rd closed 10.58% over list in 11 days.

$1.74M

34 Ashbrook Pl

Detached | Moraga | 12 days on market

34 Ashbrook Pl closed 9.47% over list in 12 days.

$3.25M

3958 Franke Ln

Detached | Lafayette | 2 days on market

3958 Franke Ln closed 8.51% over list in 2 days.

$2.8M

2 Willow Springs Lane

Detached | Moraga | 6 days on market

2 Willow Springs Lane closed 7.69% over list in 6 days.

The long road to closing

$4.67M

9 Burton Vista Ct

Detached | Lafayette | 115 days on market

9 Burton Vista Ct spent 115 days on market before closing 8.33% below list.

$560K

73 Brookwood Rd

Condo | Orinda | 92 days on market

73 Brookwood Rd spent 92 days on market before closing 2.61% below list.

$1.19M

922 Brown Ave

Townhouse | Lafayette | 85 days on market

922 Brown Ave spent 85 days on market before closing 2.86% below list.

$1.8M

1149 Camino Vallecito

Detached | Lafayette | 82 days on market

1149 Camino Vallecito spent 82 days on market before closing 9.95% below list.

Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, January 2026

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

In January 2026, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $2M. 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 January 2026?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in January 2026 was $2.1M across 9 closings, with a median of 13 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 January 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.