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October 2021 Issue

The Lamorinda Report October 2021

Lafayette detached home prices rose 10.5% year over year in October 2021, 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
84 -4.5% YoY
Lafayette Detached median
+10.5% year over year
Median days on market
11 days +37.5% YoY
Sale to list
105.1% +2.0% YoY
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

October 2021 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.

October 2021

Lafayette

Detached 28 closed
Median sale price
$1.92M +10.5% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$775
Median days on market
10
Sale to list
107.2%
Condo 3 closed
Median sale price
$1.32M +39.6% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$845
Median days on market
36
Sale to list
100.0%
October 2021

Moraga

Detached 10 closed
Median sale price
$1.78M +4.3% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$831
Median days on market
9
Sale to list
110.9%
Condo 7 closed
Median sale price
$499K +23.2% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$508
Median days on market
12
Sale to list
106.1%
Townhouse 4 closed
Median sale price
$1M +33.7% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$528
Median days on market
13
Sale to list
102.5%
October 2021

Orinda

Detached 31 closed
Median sale price
$1.93M +1.7% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$828
Median days on market
12
Sale to list
106.4%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$1.39M +7.4% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$544
Median days on market
45
Sale to list
95.5%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Lafayette detached home prices rose 10.5% year over year in October 2021, 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 sellers with genuine multi-offer potential who want real-time visibility into where demand actually sits, or anyone whose listing expired elsewhere and is ready to relaunch with a different strategy instead of just cutting the price. 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
$3.63M

3 Wellesley Court

Lafayette | 69 days on market | 5,290 sq ft

Closed over list

$3.4M

64 Camino Encinas

Detached | Orinda | 9 days on market

64 Camino Encinas closed 54.55% over list in 9 days.

$2.4M

156 Cypress Point Way

Detached | Moraga | 11 days on market

156 Cypress Point Way closed 37.43% over list in 11 days.

$1.28M

179 Camino Pablo

Detached | Orinda | 10 days on market

179 Camino Pablo closed 34.88% over list in 10 days.

$2.5M

116 Scenic Dr

Detached | Orinda | 8 days on market

116 Scenic Dr closed 31.93% over list in 8 days.

$2.1M

127 Las Vegas Road

Detached | Orinda | 6 days on market

127 Las Vegas Road closed 31.66% over list in 6 days.

The long road to closing

$1.32M

3235 Mt Diablo Court

Condo | Lafayette | 100 days on market

3235 Mt Diablo Court spent 100 days on market before closing 3.64% below list.

$1.84M

2 Aghalee Rd.

Detached | Orinda | 88 days on market

2 Aghalee Rd. spent 88 days on market before closing 5.54% below list.

$1.9M

3456 Shangri La Rd

Detached | Lafayette | 84 days on market

3456 Shangri La Rd spent 84 days on market before closing 4.95% below list.

$1.4M

99 Danefield Pl

Detached | Moraga | 79 days on market

99 Danefield Pl spent 79 days on market before closing 6.6% 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 2021 closings by floor plan:

Plan 11
$2.4M

156 Cypress Point Way

Detached

Sold
$2.4M
List
$1.75M
DOM
11
$/sq ft
$1184
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, October 2021

Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for October 2021, 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 October 2021?

In October 2021, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.78M, condominiums at $499K, 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 October 2021?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in October 2021 was $1.92M across 28 closings, with a median of 10 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 October 2021, 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.