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April 2021 Issue

The Lamorinda Report April 2021

Orinda detached home prices rose 41.5% year over year in April 2021, 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
134 +173.5% YoY
Orinda Detached median
+41.5% year over year
Median days on market
8 days 0.0% YoY
Sale to list
104.9% +4.8% YoY
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

April 2021 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.

April 2021

Lafayette

Detached 52 closed
Median sale price
$1.87M +6.1% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$809
Median days on market
7
Sale to list
108.9%
Condo 6 closed
Median sale price
$1.58M +19.5% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$894
Median days on market
44
Sale to list
96.9%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$1.1M
Median $/sq ft
$542
Median days on market
8
Sale to list
111.2%
April 2021

Moraga

Detached 18 closed
Median sale price
$1.87M +33.9% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$768
Median days on market
8
Sale to list
106.7%
Condo 9 closed
Median sale price
$650K +97.6% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$499
Median days on market
33
Sale to list
100.2%
Townhouse 6 closed
Median sale price
$769K
Median $/sq ft
$453
Median days on market
8
Sale to list
101.1%
April 2021

Orinda

Detached 40 closed
Median sale price
$1.91M +41.5% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$799
Median days on market
8
Sale to list
105.0%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$581K
Median $/sq ft
$659
Median days on market
34
Sale to list
96.9%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$1.45M
Median $/sq ft
$679
Median days on market
5
Sale to list
105.0%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Orinda detached home prices rose 41.5% year over year in April 2021, 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 sellers with genuine multi-offer potential who want real-time visibility into where demand actually sits, or anyone whose listing expired elsewhere and is ready to relaunch with a different strategy instead of just cutting the price. 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
$8M

519 Miner Rd

Orinda | 34 days on market | 7,160 sq ft

Closed over list

$1.86M

738 Crossbrook Dr

Detached | Moraga | 14 days on market

738 Crossbrook Dr closed 33.41% over list in 14 days.

$1.3M

15 Del Rio Ct

Detached | Lafayette | 4 days on market

15 Del Rio Ct closed 33.33% over list in 4 days.

$2.2M

52 Evergreen Dr

Detached | Orinda | 6 days on market

52 Evergreen Dr closed 33.33% over list in 6 days.

$2.65M

22 Greenwood Ct

Detached | Orinda | 7 days on market

22 Greenwood Ct closed 29.51% over list in 7 days.

$1.86M

11 Sparrow Ct

Detached | Moraga | 8 days on market

11 Sparrow Ct closed 28.86% over list in 8 days.

The long road to closing

$2.85M

23 Camellia Lane

Detached | Lafayette | 447 days on market

23 Camellia Lane spent 447 days on market before closing 0.85% below list.

$2.4M

30 Quail Xing

Detached | Moraga | 234 days on market

30 Quail Xing spent 234 days on market before closing 2.04% below list.

$5.61M

10 La Punta

Detached | Orinda | 193 days on market

10 La Punta spent 193 days on market before closing 3.2% below list.

$1.92M

3 Woodland Rd

Detached | Orinda | 174 days on market

3 Woodland Rd spent 174 days on market before closing 10.66% 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.

April 2021 closings by floor plan:

Plan 2
$1.51M

754 Augusta Dr

Detached

Sold
$1.51M
List
$1.51M
DOM
0
$/sq ft
$974
Wimbledon Expanded
$1.57M

141 Greenbriar

Detached

Sold
$1.57M
List
$1.57M
DOM
8
$/sq ft
$660
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, April 2021

Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for April 2021, 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 April 2021?

In April 2021, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.87M, condominiums at $650K, townhouses at $769K. 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 April 2021?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in April 2021 was $1.87M across 52 closings, with a median of 7 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 April 2021, 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.