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November 2024 Issue

The Lamorinda Report November 2024

Orinda detached home prices fell 10% year over year in November 2024, 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
61 +74.3% YoY
Orinda Detached median
-10.0% year over year
Median days on market
15 days -6.2% YoY
Sale to list
100.0% +0.5% YoY
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

November 2024 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 2024

Lafayette

Detached 23 closed
Median sale price
$1.95M +7.1% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$874
Median days on market
14
Sale to list
100.0%
Condo 2 closed
Median sale price
$1.68M +43.3% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$856
Median days on market
6
Sale to list
102.1%
November 2024

Moraga

Detached 13 closed
Median sale price
$1.74M +5.6% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$737
Median days on market
19
Sale to list
99.5%
Townhouse 3 closed
Median sale price
$1.45M +60.2% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$617
Median days on market
4
Sale to list
100.0%
November 2024

Orinda

Detached 19 closed
Median sale price
$1.81M -10.0% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$797
Median days on market
21
Sale to list
98.7%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$1.46M +8.0% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$573
Median days on market
76
Sale to list
94.1%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Orinda detached home prices fell 10% year over year in November 2024, 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
$6.4M

60 Coachwood Ter

Orinda | 84 days on market | 6,602 sq ft

Closed over list

$2.12M

3498 S Silver Springs

Detached | Lafayette | 10 days on market

3498 S Silver Springs closed 32.58% over list in 10 days.

$1.14M

7 Los Dedos Rd

Detached | Orinda | 8 days on market

7 Los Dedos Rd closed 20.11% over list in 8 days.

$1.76M

111 Coral Drive

Detached | Orinda | 9 days on market

111 Coral Drive closed 13.87% over list in 9 days.

$3.26M

717 Los Palos Dr

Detached | Lafayette | 9 days on market

717 Los Palos Dr closed 12.61% over list in 9 days.

$1.68M

22 Crest Rd

Detached | Lafayette | 8 days on market

22 Crest Rd closed 12.04% over list in 8 days.

The long road to closing

$3.2M

3 Julianna Ct

Detached | Moraga | 179 days on market

3 Julianna Ct spent 179 days on market before closing 5.74% below list.

$3.11M

188 Lombardy Ln

Detached | Orinda | 145 days on market

188 Lombardy Ln spent 145 days on market before closing 7.16% below list.

$1.05M

3399 Orchard Valley Ln

Detached | Lafayette | 115 days on market

3399 Orchard Valley Ln spent 115 days on market before closing 6.67% below list.

$1.34M

76 La Cuesta

Detached | Orinda | 105 days on market

76 La Cuesta spent 105 days on market before closing 3.94% 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 2024 closings by floor plan:

Plan 1
$1.55M

601 Augusta Drive

Townhouse

Sold
$1.55M
List
$1.4M
DOM
4
$/sq ft
$1227
Plan 3
$1.45M

655 Augusta Drive

Townhouse

Sold
$1.45M
List
$1.49M
DOM
56
$/sq ft
$616
Forest Hills
$1.93M

1807 St Andrews Dr.

Detached

Sold
$1.93M
List
$1.94M
DOM
0
$/sq ft
$681
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, November 2024

Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for November 2024, 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 2024?

In November 2024, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.74M, townhouses at $1.45M. 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 2024?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in November 2024 was $1.95M across 23 closings, with a median of 14 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 2024, 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.