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March 2024 Issue

The Lamorinda Report March 2024

Lafayette detached home prices rose 15.1% year over year in March 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
55 +19.6% YoY
Lafayette Detached median
+15.1% year over year
Median days on market
10 days -28.6% YoY
Sale to list
102.2% +1.8% YoY
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

March 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.

March 2024

Lafayette

Detached 23 closed
Median sale price
$2.05M +15.1% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$878
Median days on market
10
Sale to list
104.0%
Condo 2 closed
Median sale price
$1.1M -24.3% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$676
Median days on market
277
Sale to list
97.7%
March 2024

Moraga

Detached 8 closed
Median sale price
$1.94M -5.9% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$840
Median days on market
9
Sale to list
101.3%
Condo 3 closed
Median sale price
$655K -12.7% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$616
Median days on market
11
Sale to list
102.2%
Townhouse 2 closed
Median sale price
$1.29M
Median $/sq ft
$841
Median days on market
16
Sale to list
102.3%
March 2024

Orinda

Detached 16 closed
Median sale price
$2.06M +9.3% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$833
Median days on market
8
Sale to list
101.6%
Condo 1 closed
Median sale price
$609K +5.7% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$384
Median days on market
48
Sale to list
100.0%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Lafayette detached home prices rose 15.1% year over year in March 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 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.

Top sale this month
$6.05M

3666 Happy Valley Road

Lafayette | 15 days on market | 6,890 sq ft

Closed over list

$1.6M

3434 Moraga Blvd

Detached | Lafayette | 6 days on market

3434 Moraga Blvd closed 33.97% over list in 6 days.

$1.98M

49 Evergreen Dr.

Detached | Orinda | 13 days on market

49 Evergreen Dr. closed 29.84% over list in 13 days.

$2.05M

1874 Hannibal Dr

Detached | Lafayette | 10 days on market

1874 Hannibal Dr closed 28.53% over list in 10 days.

$2.37M

831 Avalon Avenue

Detached | Lafayette | 12 days on market

831 Avalon Avenue closed 24.8% over list in 12 days.

$1.24M

3302 Springhill Road

Detached | Lafayette | 51 days on market

3302 Springhill Road closed 24.25% over list in 51 days.

The long road to closing

$1.27M

922 Brown Ave

Condo | Lafayette | 516 days on market

922 Brown Ave spent 516 days on market before closing 2.16% below list.

$4.36M

1161 Oleander Dr

Detached | Lafayette | 74 days on market

1161 Oleander Dr spent 74 days on market before closing 4.8% below list.

$1.24M

3302 Springhill Road

Detached | Lafayette | 51 days on market

3302 Springhill Road spent 51 days on market before closing.

$1.4M

1211 El Curtola Blvd

Detached | Lafayette | 50 days on market

1211 El Curtola Blvd spent 50 days on market before closing 6.6% 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.

March 2024 closings by floor plan:

Plan 2
$1.6M

664 Augusta Drive

Townhouse

Sold
$1.6M
List
$1.59M
DOM
12
$/sq ft
$1034
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, March 2024

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

In March 2024, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.94M, condominiums at $655K, townhouses at $1.29M. 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 March 2024?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in March 2024 was $2.05M across 23 closings, with a median of 10 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 March 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.