July 2026 Issue

The Lamorinda Report July 2026

Name: Lamorinda residential closed sales, July 2026
Creator: BrightWork Realty Advocates

Lafayette detached home prices fell 16.3% year over year in July 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.

Lafayette

$1.83M Median sale price

Moraga

$1.65M Median sale price

Orinda

$1.83M Median sale price

Total closings: 54 -21.7% YoY
Median days on market: 10 days -54.5% YoY
Sale to list: 100.0% +0.7% YoY

See this month's numbers

Sourced from the local MLS

Split by property type

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At a Glance

July 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.

July 2026

Lafayette

Detached 27 closed

Median sale price: $1.83M -16.3% YoY
Median $/sq ft: $884
Median days on market: 9
Sale to list: 100.3%

See ongoing Lafayette price trends

July 2026

Moraga

Detached 6 closed

Median sale price: $1.65M -1.3% YoY
Median $/sq ft: $779
Median days on market: 9
Sale to list: 103.9%

Condo 2 closed

Median sale price: $653.4K +36.8% YoY
Median $/sq ft: $491
Median days on market: 22
Sale to list: 93.3%

Townhouse 1 closed

Median sale price: $925K -2.1% YoY
Median $/sq ft: $611
Median days on market: 71
Sale to list: 100.0%

See ongoing Moraga price trends

July 2026

Orinda

Detached 18 closed

Median sale price: $1.83M +1.5% YoY
Median $/sq ft: $746
Median days on market: 11
Sale to list: 99.7%

See ongoing Orinda price trends

Ben's Read, July 2026

Ben Olsen, REALTOR

Lafayette led the pullback this month, and it’s worth understanding why. Detached prices there fell 16.3% year over year, the sharpest move of the three towns, while Orinda actually ticked up 1.5% and Moraga held close to flat at negative 1.3%. Closings across Lamorinda dropped 21.7% year over year to 54 total, but the homes that did sell moved fast. Median days on market fell more than half, down to 10 days.

That combination, fewer sales but a faster clock, usually means one thing: well-prepared homes are still finding motivated buyers quickly, and everything else is sitting. The top sale of the month backs that up. 1165 Glen Rd in Lafayette closed at $4.8 million after 38 days on market, longer than this month’s median, which tracks for a property at that price point where the buyer pool is naturally thinner.

The real story this month is in the spread between the fast movers and the long holds. 18 Fieldbrook Place in Moraga closed the same day it hit the market, 12.5% over list. 1676 Foothill Park Circle in Lafayette went 9 days and closed 12.3% over. On the other end, 116 Tappan Lane in Orinda took 111 days and still closed 17.8% below list. Same market, same month, two completely different outcomes, and the difference almost always comes down to presentation and pricing strategy going in, not luck.

If your home has been sitting, or if a previous listing didn’t get this kind of result, that gap is exactly the conversation worth having before relisting the same way twice.

Trends

Market trends over time

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What This Means for Lamorinda

Lafayette detached home prices fell 16.3% year over year in July 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. 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

$4.8M

1165 Glen Rd

Lafayette | 38 days on market | 4,511 sq ft

Closed over list

$3.15M

18 Fieldbrook Pl

Detached | Moraga | 0 days on market

18 Fieldbrook Pl closed 12.5% over list in 0 days.

$2.46M

1676 Foothill Park Circle

Detached | Lafayette | 9 days on market

1676 Foothill Park Circle closed 12.3% over list in 9 days.

$1.9M

3157 Somerset Pl

Detached | Lafayette | 7 days on market

3157 Somerset Pl closed 12.09% over list in 7 days.

$2.1M

247 Corliss Dr

Detached | Moraga | 6 days on market

247 Corliss Dr closed 10.82% over list in 6 days.

$1.1M

1657 Springbrook Road

Detached | Lafayette | 1 days on market

1657 Springbrook Road closed 10.55% over list in 1 days.

The long road to closing

$2.05M

116 TAPPAN LANE

Detached | Orinda | 111 days on market

116 TAPPAN LANE spent 111 days on market before closing 17.84% below list.

$1.29M

9 Wildwood Road

Detached | Orinda | 87 days on market

9 Wildwood Road spent 87 days on market before closing.

$925K

204 Miramonte Dr

Townhouse | Moraga | 71 days on market

204 Miramonte Dr spent 71 days on market before closing.

$1.46M

39 Saint Stephens Dr

Detached | Orinda | 64 days on market

39 Saint Stephens Dr spent 64 days on market before closing 2.34% below list.

Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, July 2026

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

In July 2026, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.65M, condominiums at $653.4K, townhouses at $925K. 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 July 2026?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in July 2026 was $1.83M across 27 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.

What are home prices in Lafayette right now?

Based on the most recent month of closed sales (July 2026), the median sale price in Lafayette is detached homes at $1.83M across 27 closings. Each property type is reported separately because a single blended median would misstate this market. These figures come from local MLS closing data compiled by BrightWork Realty Advocates for the Lamorinda Report and update monthly as new closings are reported.

What are home prices in Moraga right now?

Based on the most recent month of closed sales (July 2026), the median sale price in Moraga is detached homes at $1.65M across 6 closings, condominiums at $653.4K across 2 closings, townhouses at $925K across 1 closing. Each property type is reported separately because a single blended median would misstate this market. These figures come from local MLS closing data compiled by BrightWork Realty Advocates for the Lamorinda Report and update monthly as new closings are reported.

What are home prices in Orinda right now?

Based on the most recent month of closed sales (July 2026), the median sale price in Orinda is detached homes at $1.83M across 18 closings. Each property type is reported separately because a single blended median would misstate this market. These figures come from local MLS closing data compiled by BrightWork Realty Advocates for the Lamorinda Report and update monthly as new closings are reported.

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 July 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.