Lafayette
Detached 36 closed
- Median sale price
- $1.83M +5.0% YoY
- Median $/sq ft
- $850
- Median days on market
- 9
- Sale to list
- 108.5%
Condo 3 closed
- Median sale price
- $980K
- Median $/sq ft
- $624
- Median days on market
- 17
- Sale to list
- 99.9%
August 2021 Issue
The Lamorinda Report August 2021
Orinda detached home prices rose 5.3% year over year in August 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
- 114 -3.4% YoY
- Orinda Detached median
- +5.3% year over year
- Median days on market
- 9 days +12.5% YoY
- Sale to list
- 106.6% +6.1% YoY
At a Glance
August 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.
Moraga
Detached 15 closed
- Median sale price
- $1.71M +4.3% YoY
- Median $/sq ft
- $712
- Median days on market
- 10
- Sale to list
- 101.8%
Condo 3 closed
- Median sale price
- $575K -2.1% YoY
- Median $/sq ft
- $470
- Median days on market
- 13
- Sale to list
- 100.0%
Townhouse 9 closed
- Median sale price
- $1.06M +2.0% YoY
- Median $/sq ft
- $540
- Median days on market
- 7
- Sale to list
- 108.5%
Orinda
Detached 48 closed
- Median sale price
- $1.85M +5.3% YoY
- Median $/sq ft
- $800
- Median days on market
- 8
- Sale to list
- 106.6%
Trends
Market trends over time
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What This Means for Lamorinda
Orinda detached home prices rose 5.3% year over year in August 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.
$5.7M
362 Camino Sobrante
Closed over list
$3.98M
600 Tahos Rd
600 Tahos Rd closed 42.4% over list in 9 days.
$2.7M
4159 Canyon Rd.
4159 Canyon Rd. closed 35.07% over list in 54 days.
$1.71M
4 Crown Court
4 Crown Court closed 32.76% over list in 6 days.
$1.4M
47 Linda Vista
47 Linda Vista closed 30.23% over list in 8 days.
$2.2M
527 Tahos Rd
527 Tahos Rd closed 29.79% over list in 6 days.
The long road to closing
$5.7M
362 Camino Sobrante
362 Camino Sobrante spent 98 days on market before closing.
$2.7M
4159 Canyon Rd.
4159 Canyon Rd. spent 54 days on market before closing.
$628K
3235 Mt Diablo Court
3235 Mt Diablo Court spent 52 days on market before closing 0.13% below list.
$1.05M
54 Davis Rd
54 Davis Rd spent 17 days on market before closing 11.72% 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.
August 2021 closings by floor plan:
$1.06M
724 Augusta Dr
- Sold
- $1.06M
- List
- $995K
- DOM
- 11
- $/sq ft
- $844
$1.15M
4 Baltusrol St
- Sold
- $1.15M
- List
- $1.16M
- DOM
- 26
- $/sq ft
- $535
$1.52M
114 Merion Terrace
- Sold
- $1.52M
- List
- $1.39M
- DOM
- 6
- $/sq ft
- $539
$1.61M
113 Brookline St
- Sold
- $1.61M
- List
- $1.6M
- DOM
- 38
- $/sq ft
- $470
Transaction log
Closed sales in Lamorinda, August 2021
Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for August 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 August 2021?
In August 2021, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.71M, condominiums at $575K, townhouses at $1.06M. 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 August 2021?
Lafayette's median detached sale price in August 2021 was $1.83M across 36 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.
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.
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