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July 2024 Issue

The Lamorinda Report July 2024

Orinda detached home prices fell 6.7% year over year in July 2024, 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 +11.9% YoY
Orinda Detached median
-6.7% year over year
Median days on market
16 days +45.5% YoY
Sale to list
100.4% -0.4% YoY
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

July 2024 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 2024

Lafayette

Detached 30 closed
Median sale price
$1.73M -0.9% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$802
Median days on market
16
Sale to list
100.4%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$1.34M -13.4% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$661
Median days on market
12
Sale to list
103.3%
July 2024

Moraga

Detached 7 closed
Median sale price
$1.9M +5.6% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$959
Median days on market
27
Sale to list
98.8%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$620K +45.5% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$530
Median days on market
11
Sale to list
104.2%
Townhouse 3 closed
Median sale price
$1.33M +0.4% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$763
Median days on market
7
Sale to list
104.1%
July 2024

Orinda

Detached 22 closed
Median sale price
$2.38M -6.7% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$823
Median days on market
14
Sale to list
100.5%
Townhouse 2 closed
Median sale price
$1.54M -16.5% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$664
Median days on market
39
Sale to list
97.2%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Orinda detached home prices fell 6.7% year over year in July 2024, 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
$8.49M

3941 Happy Valley Rd

Lafayette | 125 days on market | 8,620 sq ft

Closed over list

$2.35M

42 Hillcrest Dr

Detached | Orinda | 7 days on market

42 Hillcrest Dr closed 30.92% over list in 7 days.

$2.38M

3 Duncan Court

Detached | Orinda | 14 days on market

3 Duncan Court closed 18.87% over list in 14 days.

$2M

17 Silverhill Way

Detached | Lafayette | 7 days on market

17 Silverhill Way closed 17.65% over list in 7 days.

$1.57M

2802 Kinney Dr

Detached | Lafayette | 15 days on market

2802 Kinney Dr closed 16.67% over list in 15 days.

$3.2M

90 Estates Drive

Detached | Orinda | 5 days on market

90 Estates Drive closed 14.74% over list in 5 days.

The long road to closing

$3.4M

125 Silver Oak Terrace

Detached | Orinda | 218 days on market

125 Silver Oak Terrace spent 218 days on market before closing 2.72% below list.

$8.49M

3941 Happy Valley Rd

Detached | Lafayette | 125 days on market

3941 Happy Valley Rd spent 125 days on market before closing.

$1.68M

260 King Dr

Detached | Lafayette | 78 days on market

260 King Dr spent 78 days on market before closing 6.09% below list.

$2.4M

192 Draeger Dr

Detached | Moraga | 69 days on market

192 Draeger Dr spent 69 days on market before closing 2.04% 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 2024 closings by floor plan:

Plan 4
$1.33M

824 Country Club Drive

Townhouse

Sold
$1.33M
List
$1.3M
DOM
37
$/sq ft
$763
Plan 2
$1.63M

619 Augusta Dr

Townhouse

Sold
$1.63M
List
$1.52M
DOM
7
$/sq ft
$1000
Sequoyah
$2.38M

1891 Saint Andrews Dr

Detached

Sold
$2.38M
List
$2.4M
DOM
21
$/sq ft
$697
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, July 2024

Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for July 2024, 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 2024?

In July 2024, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.9M, condominiums at $620K, townhouses at $1.33M. 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 2024?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in July 2024 was $1.73M across 30 closings, with a median of 16 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 2024, 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.