Lafayette
Detached 34 closed
- Median sale price
- $1.74M
- Median $/sq ft
- $691
- Median days on market
- 8.5
- Sale to list
- 105.0%
Condo 1 closed
- Median sale price
- $949K
- Median $/sq ft
- $855
- Median days on market
- 24
- Sale to list
- 100.0%
October 2020 Issue
The Lamorinda Report October 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
$1.74M Median sale price 9 days Median days on market 104.6% Sale to list
Moraga
$1.71M Median sale price 10 days Median days on market 100.9% Sale to list
Orinda
$1.89M Median sale price 7.5 days Median days on market 103.8% Sale to list
- Total closings
- 88
At a Glance
October 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.
Moraga
Detached 14 closed
- Median sale price
- $1.71M
- Median $/sq ft
- $639
- Median days on market
- 6.5
- Sale to list
- 101.5%
Condo 3 closed
- Median sale price
- $405K
- Median $/sq ft
- $472
- Median days on market
- 12
- Sale to list
- 101.6%
Townhouse 6 closed
- Median sale price
- $751.5K
- Median $/sq ft
- $536
- Median days on market
- 21.5
- Sale to list
- 100.0%
Orinda
Detached 28 closed
- Median sale price
- $1.89M
- Median $/sq ft
- $699
- Median days on market
- 7
- Sale to list
- 104.0%
Townhouse 2 closed
- Median sale price
- $1.29M
- Median $/sq ft
- $512
- Median days on market
- 29
- Sale to list
- 99.1%
Trends
Market trends over time
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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.
$8.36M
605 Miner Rd
Closed over list
$982K
3208 Camino Colorados
3208 Camino Colorados closed 30.93% over list in 8 days.
$1.31M
17 Lavina Court
17 Lavina Court closed 24.76% over list in 13 days.
$1.53M
1 Mariposa Ln
1 Mariposa Ln closed 22.18% over list in 8 days.
$3.52M
4036 Happy Valley Rd
4036 Happy Valley Rd closed 17.53% over list in 8 days.
$1.75M
338 Birchwood Drive
338 Birchwood Drive closed 17.06% over list in 5 days.
The long road to closing
$1.2M
3361 Woodview Dr
3361 Woodview Dr spent 113 days on market before closing 7.34% below list.
$1.35M
15 Linda Vista
15 Linda Vista spent 112 days on market before closing 2.04% below list.
$2.3M
228 Seclusion Valley Way
228 Seclusion Valley Way spent 74 days on market before closing 6.12% below list.
$765K
39 Miramonte Dr
39 Miramonte Dr spent 70 days on market before closing 0.26% 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.
October 2020 closings by floor plan:
$1.17M
839 Augusta Dr
- Sold
- $1.17M
- List
- $1.17M
- DOM
- 57
- $/sq ft
- $544
$1.28M
106 Greenbriar
- Sold
- $1.28M
- List
- $1.29M
- DOM
- 9
- $/sq ft
- $633
$1.71M
118 La Quinta St
- Sold
- $1.71M
- List
- $1.71M
- DOM
- 0
- $/sq ft
- $499
$1.8M
112 Merion Ter
- Sold
- $1.8M
- List
- $1.75M
- DOM
- 53
- $/sq ft
- $526
Transaction log
Closed sales in Lamorinda, October 2020
Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for October 2020, reported by property type.
| Address | City | Type | Sale price | Closed | DOM | Sq ft |
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Questions
About this month's data
What was the median home price in Moraga in October 2020?
In October 2020, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.71M, condominiums at $405K, townhouses at $751.5K. 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 October 2020?
Lafayette's median detached sale price in October 2020 was $1.74M across 34 closings, with a median of 8.5 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.
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.
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