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April 2026 Issue

The Lamorinda Report April 2026

Lafayette detached home prices fell 20.9% year over year in April 2026, 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
61 -7.6% YoY
Lafayette Detached median
-20.9% year over year
Median days on market
14 days +3.7% YoY
Sale to list
100.0% -0.1% YoY
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

April 2026 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 2026

Lafayette

Detached 18 closed
Median sale price
$1.74M -20.9% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$916
Median days on market
9
Sale to list
100.0%
Condo 8 closed
Median sale price
$2.24M +64.2% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$1350
Median days on market
79
Sale to list
100.0%
April 2026

Moraga

Detached 9 closed
Median sale price
$1.95M -0.3% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$948
Median days on market
7
Sale to list
105.1%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$449K -28.4% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$523
Median days on market
12
Sale to list
104.4%
Townhouse 5 closed
Median sale price
$935K +39.6% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$594
Median days on market
41
Sale to list
99.2%
April 2026

Orinda

Detached 18 closed
Median sale price
$2M -5.0% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$891
Median days on market
11
Sale to list
100.7%
Townhouse 2 closed
Median sale price
$1.37M -13.2% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$740
Median days on market
8
Sale to list
100.3%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Lafayette detached home prices fell 20.9% year over year in April 2026, 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
$4.2M

1161 Oleander Drive

Lafayette | 61 days on market | 4,418 sq ft

Closed over list

$1.6M

92 Evergreen Dr

Detached | Orinda | 19 days on market

92 Evergreen Dr closed 18.67% over list in 19 days.

$1.15M

1521 Sunset Loop

Detached | Lafayette | 16 days on market

1521 Sunset Loop closed 15.58% over list in 16 days.

$2.46M

31 Ivy Dr

Detached | Orinda | 4 days on market

31 Ivy Dr closed 11.85% over list in 4 days.

$2.05M

284 Scofield Dr

Detached | Moraga | 4 days on market

284 Scofield Dr closed 10.87% over list in 4 days.

$3.31M

769 Augusta Dr

Detached | Moraga | 23 days on market

769 Augusta Dr closed 10.33% over list in 23 days.

The long road to closing

$1.98M

950 Hough Ave

Condo | Lafayette | 345 days on market

950 Hough Ave spent 345 days on market before closing.

$1.26M

7 Saint Stephens Dr

Detached | Orinda | 109 days on market

7 Saint Stephens Dr spent 109 days on market before closing 10.16% below list.

$3.88M

104 Van Ripper Ln

Detached | Orinda | 93 days on market

104 Van Ripper Ln spent 93 days on market before closing 1.9% below list.

$925K

183 Miramonte Dr

Townhouse | Moraga | 77 days on market

183 Miramonte Dr spent 77 days on market before closing 2.63% 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 2026 closings by floor plan:

Plan 12
$3.31M

769 Augusta Dr

Detached

Sold
$3.31M
List
$3M
DOM
23
$/sq ft
$1267
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, April 2026

Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for April 2026, 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 2026?

In April 2026, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.95M, condominiums at $449K, townhouses at $935K. 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 2026?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in April 2026 was $1.74M across 18 closings, with a median of 9 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 2026, 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.