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Helping clients to buy or sell their home, and providing answers to questions on how best to navigate the real estate transaction, is my honour and privilege.
As an experienced Royal LePage REALTOR®, I will help you understand the current market conditions, analyze your needs and wants, review your budget and guide you to homes that fit your criteria. At Royal LePage, helping you is what we do™
Global News
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- Deputy chief of Russia’s military intelligence service shot, wounded in Moscow February 6, 2026The shooting came a day after Russian, Ukrainian and U.S. negotiators wrapped up two days of talks aimed at ending the nearly 4-year conflict in Ukraine.Globalnews Digital
- Unemployment rate dropped to 6.5% in January, StatCan says February 6, 2026Canada's unemployment rate dropped to 6.5 per cent in January as fewer people were looking for a job compared with the month before, according to Statistics Canada.Ariel Rabinovitch
- Stellantis selling stake in battery plant joint venture in Ontario to partner February 6, 2026Automaker Stellantis is selling its stake in its joint venture battery manufacturing plant in Ontario to its partner, LG Energy Solution.Globalnews Digital
Good News
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- Childbirths and Marriages Are Up and Divorces Are Down in World’s Least Fertile Country February 6, 2026At 0.77 children per woman in 2025, South Korea was the world’s least fertile country. Perhaps heralding a reversal of fortune, though, childbirths have grown at the fastest pace in 18 years on the Peninsula, with a 6.2% increase totaling 233,708 babies between January and November. The number of divorces, meanwhile, went down 9.8% on-year […]Andy Corbley
- ‘Green-Thumb’ Miracles Gave These Monks an Eco-Authority in Medieval Italy New Research Shows February 5, 2026A scorched cherry twig miraculously sprouting; a diseased swamp restored to ‘peak fertility’; healing the broken leg of an ox; and multiplying cabbages. These are just some of the forgotten medieval miracles of the Augustinian Order which Dr. Krisztina Ilko brings to light not long this 800-year-old organization found one of its members elected Pope […]Andy Corbley
- Woman Discovers Childhood Pen Pal Became Doctor Who Delivered Her 2 Kids: ‘My Mouth Dropped’ February 5, 2026It wasn’t quite a reunion; since the women knew each other well. Their relationship, so far as they understood it, was that important one between an OB/GYN and their patient carrying a child. Little did Megan Lewis and Suzanne Koziol know it at the time, but their relationship was actually a little bit deeper than […]Andy Corbley
- Billionaire Tom Kaplan Auctions Rare Rembrandt Lion Drawing for $18M to Help Save the Animal it Depicts February 5, 2026Yesterday, Sotheby’s oversaw the record $18 million sale of a drawing by Rembrandt: one of 6 drafts he made of lions, and the only one to have resided in private hands. Those hands belong to Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan and his wife, who along with standing foremost among the world’s private Rembrandt collectors, ride in […]Andy Corbley
LIFEHACK
- Why Do I Procrastinate When I Know Better? February 4, 2026You know exactly what you need to do. You’ve known for weeks. Maybe months. The task sits there, taking up mental space, draining energy just by existing. And the worst part? You have a plan. You’ve read the books. You understand the techniques. Yet here you are, doing everything except the thing that matters. The […]Leon Ho
- Best Apps for Habit Tracking: 5 Tools That Actually Work January 20, 2026You’ve downloaded habit apps before. Set everything up on a motivated Sunday, felt that spark of possibility, then watched it all collapse by Thursday when life got in the way. The culprit isn’t your willpower. It’s that most habit trackers obsess over streaks without addressing why you break them. A red X on a calendar […]Leon Ho
- Best Goal Tracking App for Busy Professionals in 2026 January 16, 2026You’ve downloaded goal apps before. You’ve set up the perfect system on a quiet Sunday afternoon, felt genuinely excited about finally getting organized, and then watched it all fall apart by Wednesday when back-to-back meetings ate your planning time. The problem isn’t your discipline. It’s that most goal tracking apps assume you have a predictable […]Leon Ho
- Why Personal Development Programs Fail (And What Actually Works) January 15, 2026You’ve done the courses. Read the books. Downloaded the apps. Filled out the worksheets, journaled the gratitude, visualized the outcomes. You have a shelf full of personal development programs, each one promising to be the one that finally changes everything. And yet here you are. Not that the programs were useless. They worked for a […]Leon Ho
- Managing Energy Not Time: The Science-Backed System High-Achievers Use to Escape Burnout January 8, 2026Discover how managing energy not time prevents burnout. Learn the 4-dimension framework and science-backed strategies high-achievers use for sustainable peak performance. The post Managing Energy Not Time: The Science-Backed System High-Achievers Use to Escape Burnout appeared first on LifeHack.Leon Ho
Toronto Star
- Read the latest on Meta’s plan to remove Canadian News from Facebook and Instagram July 3, 2023In fact, Meta is willing to withhold vital information from Canadians by blocking news on their platforms – including Facebook and Instagram.Help your friends stay informedYou can help your friends and family guard against the news gap by sharing these…
National Post
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- Savannah Guthrie renews plea to kidnappers: ‘Whoever is out there holding our mother, we want to hear from you’ February 6, 2026Nancy Guthrie is believed to have been kidnapped from her home in Arizona sparking a massive hunt in a case that has gripped AmericaAFP
- U.S. hands Canada first loss in mixed doubles curling at Olympic qualifier February 6, 2026The U.S. held Canada off in a 7-5 decision early Friday.Todd Saelhof
- FIRST READING: Canada is losing control of a major city to gangsters February 6, 2026Foreign criminals slip into Canada easily, and when caught they get bailTristin Hopper
- Truck driver behind Humboldt Broncos bus crash to be deported to India after refugee request denied, lawyer says February 6, 2026Jaskirat Singh Sidhu's request to stay in Canada as a refugee has been denied by the Immigration and Refugee Board, his lawyer sayNational Post Staff
Should I Buy or Sell First?
Do you buy your next home before selling? Or do you sell your current home before buying?
It really depends on you.
If you buy first, your home hunting will be less rushed and you can spend more time making sure your new house fits as many of your needs as possible. When you make an offer, you can make it conditional on the sale of your current home or you can discuss the possibility of bridge-financing with your lending institution in case your new home closes before your current home sells and you need to pay for two homes at the same time.
If you sell first, you may be in a position where you may need to find a temporary place to live if you are unable to find a home you will be happy with before your current home's closing date. Some people reach out to family or friends who may have some extra room for a few months and some people look for a short-term rental property.
Your Agent can give you information about the current real estate market conditions and how that affects buyers and sellers but it is ultimately up to you to decide which variables you are able to live with and which options make sense for your financial situation.
I am grateful for the many fabulous people I have had the pleasure of helping and hope that you will be next!
Pinar Tahirbegi | pinar@royallepage.ca | Direct: 416-801-5308
Spoken Languages: English / Anglais, Japanese / Japonais and Turkish / Turque
