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October 2023 Issue

The Lamorinda Report October 2023

Lafayette detached home prices rose 29.6% year over year in October 2023, 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
61 +5.2% YoY
Lafayette Detached median
+29.6% year over year
Median days on market
14 days -17.6% YoY
Sale to list
100.0% 0.0% YoY
Sourced from the local MLS
Split by property type
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At a Glance

October 2023 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.

October 2023

Lafayette

Detached 25 closed
Median sale price
$1.75M +29.6% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$805
Median days on market
18
Sale to list
100.0%
Condo 3 closed
Median sale price
$1.55M +85.1% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$1030
Median days on market
9
Sale to list
101.9%
Townhouse 1 closed
Median sale price
$899.5K -10.1% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$811
Median days on market
133
Sale to list
100.0%
October 2023

Moraga

Detached 8 closed
Median sale price
$1.69M -23.9% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$785
Median days on market
14
Sale to list
99.9%
Townhouse 3 closed
Median sale price
$998K -32.3% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$602
Median days on market
25
Sale to list
100.0%
October 2023

Orinda

Detached 21 closed
Median sale price
$2M +5.7% YoY
Median $/sq ft
$794
Median days on market
11
Sale to list
97.9%

What This Means for Lamorinda

Lafayette detached home prices rose 29.6% year over year in October 2023, 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
$4M

531 Miner Road

Orinda | 102 days on market | 6,092 sq ft

Closed over list

$1.31M

832 Solana Dr

Detached | Lafayette | 8 days on market

832 Solana Dr closed 31.66% over list in 8 days.

$1.15M

329 Glorietta Blvd

Detached | Orinda | 7 days on market

329 Glorietta Blvd closed 27.92% over list in 7 days.

$1.85M

9 Robert Rd

Detached | Orinda | 4 days on market

9 Robert Rd closed 16.18% over list in 4 days.

$2.2M

7 Hidden Valley Rd

Detached | Lafayette | 9 days on market

7 Hidden Valley Rd closed 10.28% over list in 9 days.

$1.65M

7 Easton Ct

Detached | Orinda | 5 days on market

7 Easton Ct closed 10.15% over list in 5 days.

The long road to closing

$899.5K

100 Woodbury Highlands Place

Townhouse | Lafayette | 133 days on market

100 Woodbury Highlands Place spent 133 days on market before closing.

$1.95M

210 Tappan Lane

Detached | Orinda | 120 days on market

210 Tappan Lane spent 120 days on market before closing 15.03% below list.

$1.22M

858 Reliez Station Rd

Detached | Lafayette | 117 days on market

858 Reliez Station Rd spent 117 days on market before closing 4.71% below list.

$4M

531 Miner Road

Detached | Orinda | 102 days on market

531 Miner Road spent 102 days on market before closing 9.09% 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.

October 2023 closings by floor plan:

Forest Hills
$1.68M

919 Augusta Dr

Detached

Sold
$1.68M
List
$1.68M
DOM
30
$/sq ft
$558
Transaction log

Closed sales in Lamorinda, October 2023

Every closed sale across Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda for October 2023, 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 October 2023?

In October 2023, Moraga's median sale price was detached homes at $1.69M, townhouses at $998K. 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 October 2023?

Lafayette's median detached sale price in October 2023 was $1.75M across 25 closings, with a median of 18 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 October 2023, 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.