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April 2025 Issue

The Lamorinda Report April 2025

Orinda detached home prices rose 11.9% year over year in April 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 +1.5% YoY
Orinda Detached median
+11.9% year over year
Median days on market
13 days +68.8% YoY
Sale to list
100.1% -2.9% YoY
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

April 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.

April 2025

Lafayette

Detached 21 closed
Median sale price
$2.2M -3.3% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$968
Median days on market
8
Sale to list
103.4%
Condo 3 closed
Median sale price
$1.36M
Median $/sq ft
$1040
Median days on market
0
Sale to list
100.0%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$880K
Median $/sq ft
$537
Median days on market
67
Sale to list
98.3%
April 2025

Moraga

Detached 10 closed
Median sale price
$1.96M +4.3% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$794
Median days on market
22
Sale to list
100.1%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$627K
Median $/sq ft
$411
Median days on market
175
Sale to list
98.7%
Townhouse 3 closed
Median sale price
$670K -29.5% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$543
Median days on market
11
Sale to list
100.0%
April 2025

Orinda

Detached 24 closed
Median sale price
$2.1M +11.9% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$803
Median days on market
17
Sale to list
101.0%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$450K
Median $/sq ft
$502
Median days on market
100
Sale to list
94.7%
Townhouse 2 closed
Median sale price
$1.58M
Median $/sq ft
$657
Median days on market
7
Sale to list
96.6%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Orinda detached home prices rose 11.9% year over year in April 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
$18M

1288 Rose Ln

Lafayette | 65 days on market | 11,370 sq ft

Closed over list

$1.26M

3313 Betty Ln

Detached | Lafayette | 7 days on market

3313 Betty Ln closed 27.14% over list in 7 days.

$2.15M

39 Evergreen

Detached | Orinda | 10 days on market

39 Evergreen closed 19.58% over list in 10 days.

$1.96M

966 3rd St

Detached | Lafayette | 7 days on market

966 3rd St closed 18.48% over list in 7 days.

$3.25M

8 El Sereno

Detached | Orinda | 3 days on market

8 El Sereno closed 14.92% over list in 3 days.

$1.93M

71 Rheem Boulevard

Detached | Orinda | 16 days on market

71 Rheem Boulevard closed 13.48% over list in 16 days.

The long road to closing

$1.82M

20 Valley Drive

Detached | Orinda | 196 days on market

20 Valley Drive spent 196 days on market before closing 7.97% below list.

$627K

2135 Ascot Dr

Condo | Moraga | 175 days on market

2135 Ascot Dr spent 175 days on market before closing 1.26% below list.

$450K

67 Brookwood Rd

Condo | Orinda | 100 days on market

67 Brookwood Rd spent 100 days on market before closing 5.26% below list.

$880K

143 Haslemere Court

Townhouse | Lafayette | 67 days on market

143 Haslemere Court spent 67 days on market before closing 1.68% 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 2025 closings by floor plan:

Plan 10
$1.79M

190 Cypress Point Way

Detached

Sold
$1.79M
List
$1.77M
DOM
32
$/sq ft
$1243
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, April 2025

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

In April 2025, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.96M, condominiums at $627K, townhouses at $670K. 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 2025?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in April 2025 was $2.2M across 21 closings, with a median of 8 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 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.