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December 2022 Issue

The Lamorinda Report December 2022

Lafayette detached home prices fell 17.1% year over year in December 2022, 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
49 -10.9% YoY
Lafayette Detached median
-17.1% year over year
Median days on market
29 days +141.7% YoY
Sale to list
96.5% -9.1% YoY
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

December 2022 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.

December 2022

Lafayette

Detached 18 closed
Median sale price
$1.7M -17.1% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$693
Median days on market
36
Sale to list
98.9%
Condo 2 closed
Median sale price
$1.41M +12.1% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$1018
Median days on market
50
Sale to list
98.5%
December 2022

Moraga

Detached 7 closed
Median sale price
$1.7M -9.8% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$672
Median days on market
18
Sale to list
96.5%
Condo 4 closed
Median sale price
$548.5K +26.4% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$473
Median days on market
50
Sale to list
98.2%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$1.15M -8.5% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$565
Median days on market
0
Sale to list
100.0%
December 2022

Orinda

Detached 15 closed
Median sale price
$2.13M -7.4% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$740
Median days on market
29
Sale to list
95.5%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$580K
Median $/sq ft
$569
Median days on market
91
Sale to list
92.8%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$1.73M +147.1% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$775
Median days on market
40
Sale to list
98.9%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Lafayette detached home prices fell 17.1% year over year in December 2022, 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 buyers and sellers inside Moraga Country Club specifically, where floor plan and sale history tell a more precise story than the citywide numbers alone. 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
$6.3M

3940 Los Arabis

Lafayette | 0 days on market | 5,264 sq ft

Closed over list

$1.3M

2 Stanton Ct

Detached | Orinda | 15 days on market

2 Stanton Ct closed 30.13% over list in 15 days.

$1.68M

3438 Little Ln

Detached | Lafayette | 14 days on market

3438 Little Ln closed 19.64% over list in 14 days.

$1.7M

816 Las Trampas Rd

Detached | Lafayette | 13 days on market

816 Las Trampas Rd closed 3.03% over list in 13 days.

$2.07M

3146 Diablo View Rd

Detached | Lafayette | 16 days on market

3146 Diablo View Rd closed 1.22% over list in 16 days.

$3.71M

407 Miner Rd

Detached | Orinda | 11 days on market

407 Miner Rd closed 0.82% over list in 11 days.

The long road to closing

$1.5M

2 Harper Court

Detached | Lafayette | 173 days on market

2 Harper Court spent 173 days on market before closing.

$2.13M

43 Overhill Rd

Detached | Orinda | 120 days on market

43 Overhill Rd spent 120 days on market before closing 7.19% below list.

$1M

39 Barbara Rd

Detached | Orinda | 98 days on market

39 Barbara Rd spent 98 days on market before closing 4.67% below list.

$725K

1000 Dewing Ave

Condo | Lafayette | 97 days on market

1000 Dewing Ave spent 97 days on market before closing 3.2% 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.

December 2022 closings by floor plan:

Plan 4
$1.15M

1710 Saint Andrews Dr

Townhouse

Sold
$1.15M
List
$1.15M
DOM
0
$/sq ft
$565
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, December 2022

Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for December 2022, 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 December 2022?

In December 2022, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.7M, condominiums at $548.5K, townhouses at $1.15M. 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 December 2022?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in December 2022 was $1.7M across 18 closings, with a median of 36 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 December 2022, 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.