The Orinda real estate market has definitely felt the effects of the economy. The most common question I hear at the holiday parties is, “How’s our market?”Well, the average selling price for 2009 year to date is 23% lower than it was in 2006. Most of that drop came in the ’08-’09 period with a 14% drop.The total volume measured in $$ from ’06 -’09 is 35% lower while the number units sold is only 16% lower.Marketing time has more than tripled from 2006-2009, while the median sales price has dropped about 23%.Interestingly, the number of homes sold year over (0 comments)