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September 2025 Issue

The Lamorinda Report September 2025

Orinda detached home prices rose 9.4% year over year in September 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
66 +34.7% YoY
Orinda Detached median
+9.4% year over year
Median days on market
21 days +2.4% 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 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.

September 2025

Lafayette

Detached 22 closed
Median sale price
$1.87M -6.6% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$884
Median days on market
10
Sale to list
100.2%
Condo 3 closed
Median sale price
$1.43M +26.5% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$815
Median days on market
24
Sale to list
97.0%
September 2025

Moraga

Detached 7 closed
Median sale price
$1.71M +3.8% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$789
Median days on market
28
Sale to list
98.2%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$980K
Median $/sq ft
$711
Median days on market
13
Sale to list
103.3%
Townhouse 8 closed
Median sale price
$1.04M +39.3% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$550
Median days on market
40
Sale to list
97.8%
September 2025

Orinda

Detached 25 closed
Median sale price
$1.93M +9.4% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$724
Median days on market
22
Sale to list
100.0%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Orinda detached home prices rose 9.4% year over year in September 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 sellers who'd rather fund pre-sale improvements than sell at a discount, through pre-sale construction financing. 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
$7M

3828 Happy Valley Road

Lafayette | 0 days on market | 7,500 sq ft

Closed over list

$1.25M

16 Stanley Ct

Detached | Lafayette | 13 days on market

16 Stanley Ct closed 20.89% over list in 13 days.

$2.02M

2452 Cherry Hills Dr.

Detached | Lafayette | 7 days on market

2452 Cherry Hills Dr. closed 19.26% over list in 7 days.

$1.77M

973 4Th St

Detached | Lafayette | 6 days on market

973 4Th St closed 18.73% over list in 6 days.

$1.46M

6 Dale Ct

Detached | Orinda | 12 days on market

6 Dale Ct closed 12.88% over list in 12 days.

$4.63M

231 Sundown Ter

Detached | Orinda | 6 days on market

231 Sundown Ter closed 10.51% over list in 6 days.

The long road to closing

$2.85M

125 Sleepy Hollow Ln

Detached | Orinda | 176 days on market

125 Sleepy Hollow Ln spent 176 days on market before closing 4.97% below list.

$1.36M

8 La Campana Rd

Detached | Orinda | 119 days on market

8 La Campana Rd spent 119 days on market before closing 2.79% below list.

$3.8M

1204 Glen Rd

Detached | Lafayette | 111 days on market

1204 Glen Rd spent 111 days on market before closing 3.8% below list.

$1.25M

117 Alta Mesa Ct

Townhouse | Moraga | 101 days on market

117 Alta Mesa Ct spent 101 days on market before closing 1.96% 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 2025 closings by floor plan:

Plan 4
$1.52M

718 AUGUSTA DRIVE

Townhouse

Sold
$1.52M
List
$1.58M
DOM
25
$/sq ft
$682
Plan 4
$1.58M

5 Doral Dr

Townhouse

Sold
$1.58M
List
$1.62M
DOM
41
$/sq ft
$797
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, September 2025

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

In September 2025, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.71M, condominiums at $980K, townhouses at $1.04M. 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 2025?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in September 2025 was $1.87M across 22 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 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.