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October 2024 Issue

The Lamorinda Report October 2024

Lafayette detached home prices rose 15.4% year over year in October 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
70 +14.8% YoY
Lafayette Detached median
+15.4% year over year
Median days on market
16 days +14.3% YoY
Sale to list
99.8% -0.3% YoY
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

October 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.

October 2024

Lafayette

Detached 26 closed
Median sale price
$2.02M +15.4% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$846
Median days on market
13
Sale to list
100.0%
Condo 4 closed
Median sale price
$1.55M +0.1% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$768
Median days on market
39
Sale to list
99.8%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$1.03M +14.5% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$679
Median days on market
6
Sale to list
103.5%
October 2024

Moraga

Detached 14 closed
Median sale price
$1.91M +13.5% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$807
Median days on market
18
Sale to list
98.3%
Condo 3 closed
Median sale price
$785K
Median $/sq ft
$539
Median days on market
28
Sale to list
99.5%
Townhouse 5 closed
Median sale price
$950K -4.8% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$617
Median days on market
39
Sale to list
98.0%
October 2024

Orinda

Detached 16 closed
Median sale price
$2.05M +2.4% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$811
Median days on market
16
Sale to list
99.4%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$1.8M
Median $/sq ft
$675
Median days on market
0
Sale to list
100.0%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Lafayette detached home prices rose 15.4% year over year in October 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
$5.85M

1148 Oak Hill Rd

Lafayette | 3 days on market | 5,109 sq ft

Closed over list

$2.03M

3981 S Peardale Dr

Detached | Lafayette | 13 days on market

3981 S Peardale Dr closed 35.79% over list in 13 days.

$2.3M

15 Los Dedos Road

Detached | Orinda | 4 days on market

15 Los Dedos Road closed 15.29% over list in 4 days.

$1.86M

382 Camino Sobrante

Detached | Orinda | 10 days on market

382 Camino Sobrante closed 13.11% over list in 10 days.

$2.01M

650 Glorietta Blvd

Detached | Lafayette | 9 days on market

650 Glorietta Blvd closed 8.65% over list in 9 days.

$1.72M

120 Leslee Ln

Detached | Orinda | 44 days on market

120 Leslee Ln closed 8.19% over list in 44 days.

The long road to closing

$1.32M

139 Glorietta Blvd

Detached | Orinda | 159 days on market

139 Glorietta Blvd spent 159 days on market before closing 1.71% below list.

$820K

3279 Mt Diablo Court

Condo | Lafayette | 125 days on market

3279 Mt Diablo Court spent 125 days on market before closing 0.61% below list.

$2.15M

121 Overhill Rd

Detached | Orinda | 94 days on market

121 Overhill Rd spent 94 days on market before closing 8.51% below list.

$1.6M

15 Ridge Ln

Detached | Orinda | 91 days on market

15 Ridge Ln spent 91 days on market before closing.

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 2024 closings by floor plan:

Plan 3 Plus Bonus
$1.52M

4 Berkshire street

Townhouse

Sold
$1.52M
List
$1.55M
DOM
49
$/sq ft
$710
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, October 2024

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

In October 2024, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.91M, condominiums at $785K, townhouses at $950K. 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 2024?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in October 2024 was $2.02M across 26 closings, with a median of 13 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 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.