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November 2020 Issue

The Lamorinda Report November 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
$1.91M Median sale price 12 days Median days on market 100.1% Sale to list
Moraga
$1.47M Median sale price 12 days Median days on market 100.5% Sale to list
Orinda
$1.75M Median sale price 9 days Median days on market 101.6% Sale to list
Total closings
111
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

November 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.

November 2020

Lafayette

Detached 37 closed
Median sale price
$1.91M
Median $/sq ft
$622
Median days on market
12
Sale to list
100.3%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$594K
Median $/sq ft
$512
Median days on market
67
Sale to list
99.0%
Townhouse 2 closed
Median sale price
$845K
Median $/sq ft
$675
Median days on market
17
Sale to list
102.8%
November 2020

Moraga

Detached 22 closed
Median sale price
$1.47M
Median $/sq ft
$669
Median days on market
8.5
Sale to list
101.2%
Condo 3 closed
Median sale price
$737.5K
Median $/sq ft
$536
Median days on market
10
Sale to list
100.0%
Townhouse 4 closed
Median sale price
$785.6K
Median $/sq ft
$482
Median days on market
17
Sale to list
99.8%
November 2020

Orinda

Detached 41 closed
Median sale price
$1.75M
Median $/sq ft
$680
Median days on market
9
Sale to list
101.6%
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
$4.5M

1223 Upper Happy Valley Rd

Lafayette | 0 days on market | 3,865 sq ft

Closed over list

$1.02M

34 El Toyonal

Detached | Orinda | 15 days on market

34 El Toyonal closed 27.66% over list in 15 days.

$1.52M

39 Charles Hill Rd

Detached | Orinda | 9 days on market

39 Charles Hill Rd closed 26.52% over list in 9 days.

$1.25M

14 Eastwood Dr

Detached | Orinda | 6 days on market

14 Eastwood Dr closed 25.83% over list in 6 days.

$1.2M

148 Draeger Dr

Detached | Moraga | 7 days on market

148 Draeger Dr closed 20.6% over list in 7 days.

$2.61M

46 Martha Road

Detached | Orinda | 6 days on market

46 Martha Road closed 18.91% over list in 6 days.

The long road to closing

$3.58M

10 Gardiner Ct

Detached | Orinda | 132 days on market

10 Gardiner Ct spent 132 days on market before closing 1.92% below list.

$1.63M

21 Los Arboles

Detached | Orinda | 101 days on market

21 Los Arboles spent 101 days on market before closing 3.49% below list.

$2.75M

1982 Reliez Valley Road

Detached | Lafayette | 87 days on market

1982 Reliez Valley Road spent 87 days on market before closing 4.51% below list.

$594K

3267 Marlene Drive

Condo | Lafayette | 67 days on market

3267 Marlene Drive spent 67 days on market before closing 0.99% below list.

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.

November 2020 closings by floor plan:

Wimbledon
$1.1M

1855 Saint Andrews Drive

Detached

Sold
$1.1M
List
$1.09M
DOM
6
$/sq ft
$579
Wimbledon
$1.1M

1855 Saint Andrews Drive

Detached

Sold
$1.1M
List
$1.09M
DOM
6
$/sq ft
$579
Plan 4
$1.1M

818 Augusta Dr

Townhouse

Sold
$1.1M
List
$1.09M
DOM
9
$/sq ft
$512
Wimbledon Expanded
$1.83M

23 Indian Wells St

Detached

Sold
$1.83M
List
$1.75M
DOM
18
$/sq ft
$588
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, November 2020

Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for November 2020, 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 November 2020?

In November 2020, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.47M, condominiums at $737.5K, townhouses at $785.6K. 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 November 2020?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in November 2020 was $1.91M across 37 closings, with a median of 12 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 November 2020, 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.