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March 2025 Issue

The Lamorinda Report March 2025

Moraga detached home prices rose 13.4% year over year in March 2025, 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
62 +12.7% YoY
Moraga Detached median
+13.4% year over year
Median days on market
9 days -5.0% YoY
Sale to list
102.8% +0.6% YoY
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

March 2025 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.

March 2025

Lafayette

Detached 27 closed
Median sale price
$2.31M +12.7% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$864
Median days on market
8
Sale to list
103.4%
Condo 4 closed
Median sale price
$1.86M +69.6% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$884
Median days on market
72
Sale to list
99.4%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$1.27M
Median $/sq ft
$628
Median days on market
106
Sale to list
110.9%
March 2025

Moraga

Detached 10 closed
Median sale price
$2.2M +13.4% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$818
Median days on market
10
Sale to list
101.4%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$883K -31.7% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$729
Median days on market
11
Sale to list
100.9%
March 2025

Orinda

Detached 18 closed
Median sale price
$1.99M -3.6% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$838
Median days on market
10
Sale to list
104.7%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Moraga detached home prices rose 13.4% year over year in March 2025, 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
$5.15M

33 La Noria

Orinda | 39 days on market | 5,267 sq ft

Closed over list

$1.3M

619 Huntleigh Dr

Detached | Lafayette | 10 days on market

619 Huntleigh Dr closed 36.95% over list in 10 days.

$1.3M

85 Scenic Drive

Detached | Orinda | 11 days on market

85 Scenic Drive closed 30.26% over list in 11 days.

$1.7M

44 Barbara Rd

Detached | Orinda | 1 days on market

44 Barbara Rd closed 21.86% over list in 1 days.

$2.4M

24 Donald Dr

Detached | Orinda | 11 days on market

24 Donald Dr closed 21.52% over list in 11 days.

$1.27M

1005 Hawthorn Dr

Detached | Lafayette | 8 days on market

1005 Hawthorn Dr closed 16.44% over list in 8 days.

The long road to closing

$4.1M

58 CAMINO DEL DIABLO

Detached | Orinda | 166 days on market

58 CAMINO DEL DIABLO spent 166 days on market before closing.

$1.75M

60 Woodbury Highlands Place

Condo | Lafayette | 133 days on market

60 Woodbury Highlands Place spent 133 days on market before closing 1.98% below list.

$1.98M

105 Woodbury Highlands Place

Condo | Lafayette | 128 days on market

105 Woodbury Highlands Place spent 128 days on market before closing 1.15% below list.

$1.27M

3 Shreve

Townhouse | Lafayette | 106 days on market

3 Shreve spent 106 days on market before closing.

Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, March 2025

Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for March 2025, 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 March 2025?

In March 2025, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $2.2M, townhouses at $883K. 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 March 2025?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in March 2025 was $2.31M across 27 closings, with a median of 8 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 March 2025, 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.