Pandemic, unemployment, terrible financial hardships for many residents and small businesses, new ways of working, office buildings empty, people move to less densely populated areas, dreadful fires, an anxious presidential election, interest rates to historic lows, stock markets to new highs, IPO mania breaks out again, vaccines begin to arrive – and, after an initial …

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Depending on the statistic and data source, the analyses in this report will focus just on the Diablo Valley region, Diablo Valley and Lamorinda, the full county, or the Bay Area – as delineated on each chart. Though Covid-19 upended many normal seasonal trends this year, the market did begin its typical “holiday season” slowdown …

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Depending on the statistic and source of data, the analyses in this report will focus just on the Lamorinda area, the Lamorinda and Diablo Valley region, the full county, or the Bay Area – as indicated on each chart. Though Covid-19 upended many normal seasonal trends this year, and then the fires added their impacts, …

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Many of the following analyses include the 3 adjacent cities of Lamorinda to provide greater context to the regional market east of the East Bay ridge. The longer-term median sales price chart below is similar to those for markets around the Bay Area – a very significant spike in median house prices since the pandemic …

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The long-term median sales price chart below is similar to those for markets around the Bay Area – a very significant spike in median house prices since the pandemic struck in early spring. As mentioned before, recent jumps in median house prices have been driven not only by appreciation in fair market values, but by …

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Depending on the statistic and the source of data, analyses in this report will pertain solely to the Diablo Valley region, to Diablo Valley & Lamorinda, or to Contra Costa County, as delineated on each chart. The table below compares Q3 statistics across 5 years. Q3, summer, typically sees a slowdown from the more heated …

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Depending on the statistic and the source of data, analyses in this report will pertain solely to the 3 Lamorinda cities, to Lamorinda & Diablo Valley, or to Contra Costa County, as delineated on each chart. The table below compares Q3 statistics across 5 years. Q3, summer, typically sees a slowdown from the more heated …

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Depending on the statistic, analyses will focus only on the 3 cities of Lamorinda, the greater Lamorinda – Diablo Valley region, or Contra Costa County, as delineated on each chart. Surprisingly, the terrible fires did not significantly impact the number of deals being made in most Bay Area counties during the last 2 weeks of …

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Depending on the statistic, analyses will focus just on the Diablo Valley market, the greater Diablo Valley – Lamorinda region, or Contra Costa County – as delineated on each chart. Surprisingly, the terrible fires did not significantly impact the number of deals being made in most Bay Area counties during the last 2 weeks of …

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Depending on the statistic and source of data, these analyses will pertain just to Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda, to the Lamorinda-Diablo Valley region, or to Contra Costa County, as delineated on each chart. Median House Sales Prices & Dollar per Square Foot Bay Area Market Comparisons This table ranks each county by the percentage of …

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