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July 2022 Issue

The Lamorinda Report July 2022

Moraga detached home prices fell 21.7% year over year in July 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
66 -44.1% YoY
Moraga Detached median
-21.7% year over year
Median days on market
11 days +37.5% YoY
Sale to list
101.0% -7.0% YoY
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

July 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.

July 2022

Lafayette

Detached 28 closed
Median sale price
$2M -2.2% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$934
Median days on market
14
Sale to list
100.9%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$2.6M +229.1% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$1043
Median days on market
0
Sale to list
100.0%
Townhouse 3 closed
Median sale price
$975K
Median $/sq ft
$776
Median days on market
22
Sale to list
100.0%
July 2022

Moraga

Detached 8 closed
Median sale price
$1.57M -21.7% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$797
Median days on market
8
Sale to list
99.4%
Condo 3 closed
Median sale price
$520K -32.5% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$631
Median days on market
6
Sale to list
109.1%
Townhouse 5 closed
Median sale price
$1.07M +15.2% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$577
Median days on market
8
Sale to list
103.1%
July 2022

Orinda

Detached 18 closed
Median sale price
$1.88M -5.9% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$905
Median days on market
13
Sale to list
102.9%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Moraga detached home prices fell 21.7% year over year in July 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 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
$8.81M

1259 Redwood Ln

Lafayette | 44 days on market | 7,716 sq ft

Closed over list

$2.85M

138 Fiesta Circle

Detached | Orinda | 6 days on market

138 Fiesta Circle closed 29.66% over list in 6 days.

$1.54M

1016 Willow Drive

Detached | Lafayette | 16 days on market

1016 Willow Drive closed 28.33% over list in 16 days.

$920K

1508 Huston

Detached | Lafayette | 15 days on market

1508 Huston closed 17.95% over list in 15 days.

$2.1M

818 Augusta Dr

Townhouse | Moraga | 8 days on market

818 Augusta Dr closed 16.99% over list in 8 days.

$3.27M

134 Meadow Lane

Detached | Orinda | 9 days on market

134 Meadow Lane closed 16.87% over list in 9 days.

The long road to closing

$1.5M

1040 Bollinger Canyon Rd

Detached | Moraga | 71 days on market

1040 Bollinger Canyon Rd spent 71 days on market before closing.

$1.76M

125 Bacon Ct

Detached | Lafayette | 65 days on market

125 Bacon Ct spent 65 days on market before closing 7.11% below list.

$1.09M

21 Spring Rd

Detached | Orinda | 62 days on market

21 Spring Rd spent 62 days on market before closing 0.91% below list.

$2.92M

120 Greenbank Dr

Detached | Lafayette | 56 days on market

120 Greenbank Dr spent 56 days on market before closing 2.34% 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.

July 2022 closings by floor plan:

Inverness
$1.39M

115 Merion Terr

Detached

Sold
$1.39M
List
$1.29M
DOM
9
$/sq ft
$764
Plan 4
$2.1M

818 Augusta Dr

Townhouse

Sold
$2.1M
List
$1.8M
DOM
8
$/sq ft
$896
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, July 2022

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

In July 2022, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.57M, condominiums at $520K, townhouses at $1.07M. 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 July 2022?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in July 2022 was $2M across 28 closings, with a median of 14 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 July 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.