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October 2025 Issue

The Lamorinda Report October 2025

Orinda detached home prices fell 23.1% year over year in October 2025, 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
68 -2.9% YoY
Orinda Detached median
-23.1% year over year
Median days on market
20 days +25.0% YoY
Sale to list
100.0% +0.3% YoY
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

October 2025 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 2025

Lafayette

Detached 32 closed
Median sale price
$2.03M +0.3% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$836
Median days on market
11
Sale to list
100.0%
Condo 4 closed
Median sale price
$2.16M +39.0% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$847
Median days on market
45
Sale to list
100.2%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$940K -8.7% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$682
Median days on market
26
Sale to list
94.2%
October 2025

Moraga

Detached 7 closed
Median sale price
$1.88M -2.0% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$834
Median days on market
20
Sale to list
100.0%
Condo 3 closed
Median sale price
$975K +24.2% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$570
Median days on market
60
Sale to list
100.0%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$1.36M +43.2% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$683
Median days on market
32
Sale to list
97.2%
October 2025

Orinda

Detached 20 closed
Median sale price
$1.57M -23.1% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$762
Median days on market
27
Sale to list
100.0%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Orinda detached home prices fell 23.1% year over year in October 2025, 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
$10.2M

4045 Happy Valley Rd

Lafayette | 0 days on market | 7,010 sq ft

Closed over list

$2M

3434 LITTLE LANE

Detached | Lafayette | 11 days on market

3434 LITTLE LANE closed 33.78% over list in 11 days.

$2.4M

3617 Happy Valley Glen Rd

Detached | Lafayette | 48 days on market

3617 Happy Valley Glen Rd closed 20.3% over list in 48 days.

$3.2M

1275 Panorama Drive

Detached | Lafayette | 6 days on market

1275 Panorama Drive closed 19.85% over list in 6 days.

$2.15M

1093 Via Roble

Detached | Lafayette | 6 days on market

1093 Via Roble closed 19.78% over list in 6 days.

$2.05M

1104 Via Roble

Detached | Lafayette | 10 days on market

1104 Via Roble closed 17.22% over list in 10 days.

The long road to closing

$1.47M

2 Debra Court

Detached | Orinda | 350 days on market

2 Debra Court spent 350 days on market before closing 1.67% below list.

$1.9M

12- A Lost Valley Dr

Detached | Orinda | 164 days on market

12- A Lost Valley Dr spent 164 days on market before closing 9.31% below list.

$7.3M

119 Melody LN

Detached | Orinda | 145 days on market

119 Melody LN spent 145 days on market before closing 7.59% below list.

$1.85M

18 Van Tassel Ln

Detached | Orinda | 131 days on market

18 Van Tassel Ln spent 131 days on market before closing 5.13% 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 2025 closings by floor plan:

Plan 3
$1.36M

639 Augusta Drive

Townhouse

Sold
$1.36M
List
$1.4M
DOM
32
$/sq ft
$683
Plan 11
$1.7M

160 Cypress Point Way

Detached

Sold
$1.7M
List
$1.65M
DOM
0
$/sq ft
$1034
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, October 2025

Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for October 2025, 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 2025?

In October 2025, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.88M, condominiums at $975K, townhouses at $1.36M. 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 2025?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in October 2025 was $2.03M across 32 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 October 2025, 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.