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September 2020 Issue

The Lamorinda Report September 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
$1.68M Median sale price 11 days Median days on market 100.0% Sale to list
Moraga
$1.44M Median sale price 10 days Median days on market 101.6% Sale to list
Orinda
$1.71M Median sale price 9 days Median days on market 104.2% Sale to list
Total closings
106
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

September 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.

September 2020

Lafayette

Detached 41 closed
Median sale price
$1.68M
Median $/sq ft
$694
Median days on market
10
Sale to list
100.0%
Condo 3 closed
Median sale price
$885K
Median $/sq ft
$704
Median days on market
6
Sale to list
98.9%
Townhouse 2 closed
Median sale price
$829.5K
Median $/sq ft
$539
Median days on market
57
Sale to list
101.4%
September 2020

Moraga

Detached 15 closed
Median sale price
$1.44M
Median $/sq ft
$660
Median days on market
9
Sale to list
101.8%
Condo 5 closed
Median sale price
$470K
Median $/sq ft
$485
Median days on market
34
Sale to list
98.1%
Townhouse 6 closed
Median sale price
$793.5K
Median $/sq ft
$577
Median days on market
3
Sale to list
104.4%
September 2020

Orinda

Detached 33 closed
Median sale price
$1.71M
Median $/sq ft
$676
Median days on market
9
Sale to list
104.2%
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
$5M

3842 Palo Alto Dr

Lafayette | 6 days on market | 4,292 sq ft

Closed over list

$1.24M

149 Tharp Dr

Detached | Moraga | 9 days on market

149 Tharp Dr closed 23.75% over list in 9 days.

$1.33M

29 Lost Valley Dr

Detached | Orinda | 9 days on market

29 Lost Valley Dr closed 20.91% over list in 9 days.

$5M

3842 Palo Alto Dr

Detached | Lafayette | 6 days on market

3842 Palo Alto Dr closed 19.19% over list in 6 days.

$1.5M

850 Acalanes Rd

Detached | Lafayette | 13 days on market

850 Acalanes Rd closed 15.83% over list in 13 days.

$1.15M

70 Coral Dr

Detached | Orinda | 5 days on market

70 Coral Dr closed 15.63% over list in 5 days.

The long road to closing

$3M

3971 Canyon Rd

Detached | Lafayette | 208 days on market

3971 Canyon Rd spent 208 days on market before closing 5.51% below list.

$840.9K

1575 Pleasant Hill Rd.

Detached | Lafayette | 112 days on market

1575 Pleasant Hill Rd. spent 112 days on market before closing 9.48% below list.

$735K

3744 Sundale Rd

OTHER | Lafayette | 87 days on market

3744 Sundale Rd spent 87 days on market before closing 1.87% below list.

$840.9K

1575 Pleasant Hill Rd

Detached | Lafayette | 85 days on market

1575 Pleasant Hill Rd spent 85 days on market before closing 9.48% 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.

September 2020 closings by floor plan:

Wimbledon
$930K

25 Broadmoor St

Detached

Sold
$930K
List
$945K
DOM
8
$/sq ft
$493
Inverness
$1.22M

101 Merion Ter

Detached

Sold
$1.22M
List
$1.2M
DOM
5
$/sq ft
$657
Sequoyah
$1.2M

18 Sea Pines St

Detached

Sold
$1.2M
List
$1.3M
DOM
33
$/sq ft
$350
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, September 2020

Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for September 2020, 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 September 2020?

In September 2020, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.44M, condominiums at $470K, townhouses at $793.5K. 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 September 2020?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in September 2020 was $1.68M across 41 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 September 2020, 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.