Buy, sell and move with locals
The buyer and seller hub for Bethany and Oak Hills
Everything we offer in one place: a free home valuation, a mortgage calculator you can use right now, step-by-step guides to buying and selling here, a practical relocation checklist, and a note for agents who want to join the team. We are Paul Knighton and Chris Hayes, and every tool on this page leads back to a personal conversation, never a pressure pitch.
Free home valuation
How much is your home worth right now?
If you own a home in Bethany or Oak Hills and have ever wondered what it would sell for today, start here. The request is free, completely without pressure, and you keep full control over what happens next.
Want a ballpark in the next minute? Use the quick estimate calculator to the right, then send the formal request below when you want the number we research on your actual street.
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A real local read, not an algorithm
We research your actual street: recent sales, current inventory and the condition and updates we can see from public records and a conversation with you.
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Answered personally, usually within a day or two
You will hear from one of us, not an automated report, and we will happily talk through what drives the number.
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No obligation to list
Some owners want the number for refinancing or planning. That is fine. We share what we know either way.
One honest note: market values move week to week, and we never publish guessed numbers on this site. The figure you get from us is current, researched and explained, at the moment you ask. That is the whole point.
Home value estimate
A rough range in about a minute, all in your browser
A rough per-square-foot rate that you control. It starts at a modest corridor ballpark; slide it to what you are hearing for comparable homes near you. This is the only "price" the model uses, and you set it.
How this estimate is built
- Square footage times the per-square-foot rate above is the base.
- Bedrooms: about 1.5% up or down per bedroom from a three-bedroom baseline.
- Bathrooms: about 1.2% up or down per half-bath step from 2.5 baths.
- Lot: up to about 5% higher for lots above 6,000 sq ft, down a few percent for smaller lots.
- A 10% band above and below the midpoint becomes your rough range.
Your rough range
Estimated home value
$564,300 to $689,700
Approximate midpoint
$627,000
This range comes from the model above, nothing more.
A formula cannot see condition, updates or your exact street. For the researched read, Paul and Chris will study the actual sales near your home, free and with zero obligation.
Request a Precise Free ValuationYour estimate details are carried into the request form.
Request a free valuation
Tell us which property, and we handle the research. A name and email are all we need to reply.
Planning a purchase
How much will your monthly payment be?
Run the numbers in your browser, instantly and privately. Slide in the home price, your down payment, a rate and a term, and see the principal and interest estimate.
Mortgage calculator
Principal + interest estimate, no backend, all in your browser
This is a planning estimate only. It covers principal and interest but not property taxes, homeowners insurance, HOA dues or PMI, and rates change with the market. For a real pre-approval and today's rates, Paul and Chris will connect you with a lender they trust.
Your estimate
Loan amount
$600,000
Estimated monthly payment
$3,794
Principal and interest only
Want current rates and a real pre-approval before you tour? We will point you to a lender we know and help you read the numbers, with zero pressure.
Ask About Rates & Pre-Approval
Buyers guide
How do you buy in Bethany and Oak Hills?
Buying here is a real process, and the neighborhoods behave differently: brand-new construction in parts of Bethany, mid-century resale in Oak Hills, HOA questions on one side of the highway and not the other. Our step-by-step guide walks you from pre-approval to the closing table, with the honest trade-offs at every step.
- Getting pre-approved and knowing what you can really afford
- Working with a buyer’s agent who knows the corridor street by street
- Making an offer, inspections, contingencies and closing
- Plain answers to the questions buyers ask us most
Sellers guide
How do you sell in Bethany and Oak Hills?
Selling a home here is about honest pricing, real preparation and a listing plan built for your exact neighborhood, not a template. Whether your home is a newer build in Bethany or a 1960s ranch in Oak Hills, our guide covers pricing, what to fix, how to stage, and what the sale process looks like from listing to keys.
- Pricing with current local data, never a guess
- The fixes and updates that earn their cost before showings
- Staging, photos, marketing and the offer conversation
- Closing costs and the last steps, explained honestly
Moving & relocation
What does a move to this area actually involve?
From the first visit to the day the truck pulls away, a relocation has a long checklist: schools, financing, utilities, change of address and Oregon paperwork. We keep the whole plan in one place, plus neighborhood-specific guides so you know what you are moving into.
Moving to Bethany
Moving to Bethany, Oregon
Master-planned streets, a village center for errands and dinners, a lake park out the door and new construction still going up. Here is what to know before you move.
Read the Bethany moving guide
Moving to Oak Hills
Moving to Oak Hills, Oregon
Mid-century homes, an HOA that runs the pool and courts, and a community with real memory. Here is what newcomers should plan for hardest.
Read the Oak Hills moving guideThe full relocation checklist
Vehicle registration, driver license, utilities, school enrollment, change of address, financing and more, all in our step-by-step relocation plan with real local providers named.
Join my team
Why join a team that does this work well?
Real estate agents who care about the Portland and Beaverton markets may find a home with this team. We built our reputation on genuinely useful local resources, honest answers and treating every buyer and seller like a neighbor. If that sounds like the standard you already hold yourself to, we would love to hear your story.
What we can promise is what you see on this site: local expertise, a supportive team around you, and a straight-talking culture in a corridor that stays busy with buyers, new construction and relocation. Tell us about your experience, and we will reply personally about whether we are a fit.
Who we are
Paul Knighton (Principal Broker, MORE Realty) works with buyers researching the Portland area from anywhere, and Chris Hayes (Principal Broker, MORE Realty) is the Portland-metro half of the team. Together we built this guide and the team we would want to join ourselves.
Tell us about yourself
Name, email and a few lines about your experience are all we need to start. No recruiters, no spam, just a real conversation.
Still have questions?
Talk to a local, one on one
Whether you are buying, selling, moving or just starting to think about it, the first conversation is free, useful and pressure-free.