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March 2026 Issue

The Lamorinda Report March 2026

Orinda detached home prices rose 14% year over year in March 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
55 -11.3% YoY
Orinda Detached median
+14.0% year over year
Median days on market
12 days +26.3% YoY
Sale to list
100.0% -2.7% YoY
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

March 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.

March 2026

Lafayette

Detached 24 closed
Median sale price
$2.54M +9.8% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$789
Median days on market
9
Sale to list
100.0%
Condo 2 closed
Median sale price
$800K -57.0% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$707
Median days on market
12
Sale to list
97.9%
March 2026

Moraga

Detached 9 closed
Median sale price
$1.9M -13.6% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$779
Median days on market
17
Sale to list
98.2%
Condo 2 closed
Median sale price
$710K
Median $/sq ft
$424
Median days on market
33
Sale to list
97.0%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$1M +13.3% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$542
Median days on market
25
Sale to list
91.3%
March 2026

Orinda

Detached 17 closed
Median sale price
$2.27M +14.0% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$783
Median days on market
11
Sale to list
100.0%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Orinda detached home prices rose 14% year over year in March 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 buyers and sellers inside Moraga Country Club specifically, where floor plan and sale history tell a more precise story than the citywide numbers alone. 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
$5.6M

940 Reliez Station Ln

Lafayette | 166 days on market | 14,605 sq ft

Closed over list

$1.6M

3246 Judy Lane

Detached | Lafayette | 8 days on market

3246 Judy Lane closed 46.12% over list in 8 days.

$1.2M

110 Moraga Way

Detached | Orinda | 7 days on market

110 Moraga Way closed 41.18% over list in 7 days.

$2.3M

3364 Moraga Blvd

Detached | Lafayette | 9 days on market

3364 Moraga Blvd closed 27.92% over list in 9 days.

$2.5M

136 Shuey Drive

Detached | Moraga | 6 days on market

136 Shuey Drive closed 25.31% over list in 6 days.

$2.81M

20 Olympic Oaks Dr

Detached | Lafayette | 6 days on market

20 Olympic Oaks Dr closed 22.44% over list in 6 days.

The long road to closing

$5.6M

940 Reliez Station Ln

Detached | Lafayette | 166 days on market

940 Reliez Station Ln spent 166 days on market before closing 10.4% below list.

$1.57M

1015 Regio Court

Detached | Lafayette | 128 days on market

1015 Regio Court spent 128 days on market before closing 7.08% below list.

$1.35M

92 Gaywood Pl

Detached | Moraga | 123 days on market

92 Gaywood Pl spent 123 days on market before closing 1.82% below list.

$2.5M

961 Oak View Cir

Detached | Lafayette | 109 days on market

961 Oak View Cir spent 109 days on market before closing.

MCC Spotlight

Moraga Country Club

Moraga Country Club sales are reported as detached and townhouse homes only. MCC has no condominium sales in our data, so its price split is narrower than Moraga citywide.

March 2026 closings by floor plan:

Plan 13 Expanded
$2.28M

187 Cypress Point Way

Detached

Sold
$2.28M
List
$2.35M
DOM
17
$/sq ft
$671
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, March 2026

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

In March 2026, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.9M, condominiums at $710K, townhouses at $1M. 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 2026?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in March 2026 was $2.54M across 24 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 March 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.