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November 2022 Issue

The Lamorinda Report November 2022

Moraga detached home prices fell 19.3% year over year in November 2022, 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
57 -32.1% YoY
Moraga Detached median
-19.3% year over year
Median days on market
14 days +75.0% YoY
Sale to list
98.9% -7.4% YoY
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

November 2022 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 2022

Lafayette

Detached 24 closed
Median sale price
$1.7M -8.0% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$789
Median days on market
11
Sale to list
99.1%
Condo 7 closed
Median sale price
$2.12M +111.4% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$1165
Median days on market
7
Sale to list
100.3%
November 2022

Moraga

Detached 6 closed
Median sale price
$1.78M -19.3% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$822
Median days on market
12
Sale to list
104.2%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$399K -31.8% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$589
Median days on market
64
Sale to list
100.0%
Townhouse 3 closed
Median sale price
$1M -2.3% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$526
Median days on market
16
Sale to list
102.7%
November 2022

Orinda

Detached 14 closed
Median sale price
$1.64M -11.2% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$703
Median days on market
21
Sale to list
95.4%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$1.23M +152.0% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$662
Median days on market
38
Sale to list
94.7%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$2.2M
Median $/sq ft
$790
Median days on market
30
Sale to list
91.9%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Moraga detached home prices fell 19.3% year over year in November 2022, 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
$7.75M

22 Lucas Ranch Ct

Lafayette | 4 days on market | 5,364 sq ft

Closed over list

$1.4M

774 Country Club Drive

Townhouse | Moraga | 16 days on market

774 Country Club Drive closed 14.01% over list in 16 days.

$1.65M

10 Woodside Drive

Detached | Moraga | 11 days on market

10 Woodside Drive closed 13.79% over list in 11 days.

$2.8M

563 Augusta Dr

Detached | Moraga | 6 days on market

563 Augusta Dr closed 12% over list in 6 days.

$1.57M

3968 Paseo Grande

Detached | Moraga | 10 days on market

3968 Paseo Grande closed 10.32% over list in 10 days.

$1.08M

6 Smoketree Ct

Detached | Lafayette | 5 days on market

6 Smoketree Ct closed 8.61% over list in 5 days.

The long road to closing

$1.2M

234 Crescent Dr

Detached | Orinda | 131 days on market

234 Crescent Dr spent 131 days on market before closing 12.73% below list.

$1.6M

100 El Toyonal

Detached | Orinda | 103 days on market

100 El Toyonal spent 103 days on market before closing 3.03% below list.

$2.27M

208 Fronteras Drive

Detached | Moraga | 81 days on market

208 Fronteras Drive spent 81 days on market before closing 19.05% below list.

$1.1M

82 Underhill Rd

Detached | Orinda | 76 days on market

82 Underhill Rd spent 76 days on market before closing 7.95% 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 2022 closings by floor plan:

Plan 3 Plus Bonus
$1.4M

774 Country Club Drive

Townhouse

Sold
$1.4M
List
$1.23M
DOM
16
$/sq ft
$673
Forest Hills
$1.67M

12 CARNOUSTIE

Detached

Sold
$1.67M
List
$1.7M
DOM
28
$/sq ft
$589
Plan 12
$2.8M

563 Augusta Dr

Detached

Sold
$2.8M
List
$2.5M
DOM
6
$/sq ft
$1042
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, November 2022

Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for November 2022, 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 2022?

In November 2022, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.78M, condominiums at $399K, 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 November 2022?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in November 2022 was $1.7M across 24 closings, with a median of 11 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 2022, 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.