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September 2024 Issue

The Lamorinda Report September 2024

Lafayette detached home prices rose 12% year over year in September 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
49 -9.3% YoY
Lafayette Detached median
+12.0% year over year
Median days on market
21 days +75.0% YoY
Sale to list
100.0% 0.0% YoY
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

September 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.

September 2024

Lafayette

Detached 19 closed
Median sale price
$2M +12.0% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$800
Median days on market
14
Sale to list
100.0%
Condo 2 closed
Median sale price
$1.13M -32.6% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$729
Median days on market
221
Sale to list
99.7%
September 2024

Moraga

Detached 9 closed
Median sale price
$1.64M -43.9% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$702
Median days on market
14
Sale to list
99.8%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$745K -22.4% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$597
Median days on market
13
Sale to list
94.5%
September 2024

Orinda

Detached 16 closed
Median sale price
$1.76M -7.0% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$804
Median days on market
30
Sale to list
100.1%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$535K
Median $/sq ft
$596
Median days on market
27
Sale to list
97.3%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Lafayette detached home prices rose 12% year over year in September 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
$6.35M

3323 Johnson Rd

Lafayette | 154 days on market | 13,025 sq ft

Closed over list

$1.23M

639 Miner Rd

Detached | Orinda | 6 days on market

639 Miner Rd closed 40.34% over list in 6 days.

$2.3M

3961 S Peardale Dr

Detached | Lafayette | 0 days on market

3961 S Peardale Dr closed 33.33% over list in 0 days.

$1.57M

1152 Sanders Dr

Detached | Moraga | 8 days on market

1152 Sanders Dr closed 31.47% over list in 8 days.

$6.35M

3323 Johnson Rd

Detached | Lafayette | 154 days on market

3323 Johnson Rd closed 27% over list in 154 days.

$2M

348 Shire Oaks Ct

Detached | Lafayette | 8 days on market

348 Shire Oaks Ct closed 25.16% over list in 8 days.

The long road to closing

$1.5M

95 Woodbury Highlands Place

Condo | Lafayette | 367 days on market

95 Woodbury Highlands Place spent 367 days on market before closing.

$6.35M

3323 Johnson Rd

Detached | Lafayette | 154 days on market

3323 Johnson Rd spent 154 days on market before closing.

$4.5M

4110 Happy Valley Road

Detached | Lafayette | 126 days on market

4110 Happy Valley Road spent 126 days on market before closing 7.22% below list.

$2.85M

20 El Patio

Detached | Orinda | 103 days on market

20 El Patio spent 103 days on market before closing 4.84% 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 2024 closings by floor plan:

Inverness Expanded
$1.67M

502 Augusta Dr

Detached

Sold
$1.67M
List
$1.65M
DOM
7
$/sq ft
$670
Forest Hills
$2.06M

26 Sea Pines Street

Detached

Sold
$2.06M
List
$2.15M
DOM
20
$/sq ft
$728
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, September 2024

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

In September 2024, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.64M, townhouses at $745K. 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 2024?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in September 2024 was $2M across 19 closings, with a median of 14 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 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.