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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
- Toronto police officers arrested in Spain will be paid while suspended, force confirms May 19, 2026The police force of Catalonia, Spain, previously confirmed three officers had been arrested while travelling in the country, adding the alleged incident happened in a taxi.Isaac Callan
- Halton police seize ‘historic’ number of firearms in largest bust May 19, 2026Halton police say they seized 24 handguns and other prohibited items in a major GTA drug trafficking probe, marking the largest firearms seizure in the service’s history.Prisha Dev
- First heat warnings of the year issued for parts of Nova Scotia May 19, 2026The warnings cover Annapolis, Kings, Lunenburg and Queens counties. Temperatures are expected to reach 30 C, combined with overnight lows near 16 C.Rebecca Lau
- NATO jet shoots down Ukrainian drone in Estonian airspace May 19, 2026The drone entered Estonian airspace at around noon on Tuesday, coming from Russia and into the southeastern part of the country, the Estonian military said in a statement.Globalnews Digital
- What to know about Ebola outbreak as WHO declares global health emergency May 19, 2026WHO director-general Tedros Abhanom Ghebreyesus said that he is 'deeply concerned about the scale and spread' of the Ebola outbreak.Katie Scott
Good News
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- Passionate ‘Tortoise Guardians’ Help Critically-Endangered Giant Tortoise Slowly Return to India May 19, 2026In the far-eastern Indian state of Nagaland, locals are protecting mainland Asia’s largest tortoise species, an animal they used to hunt. Governments around the world struggle to effectively govern or manage their frontier borderlands, and few borderlands feel as frontier as Nagaland, being more than two-day’s drive from New Delhi on the border with Myanmar […]Andy Corbley
- Ancient Egyptian Crypt of 22 Singing Priests Unsealed for the First Time in Luxor May 18, 2026In Luxor, a large burial chamber has been uncovered in one of the city’s ancient necropolises that has remained undisturbed for at least 2,600 years. Inside was a depository of 22 coffins and 8 mummies that seemed to belong to a special female temple caste who sang sacred songs at festivals and during religious rites. […]Andy Corbley
- Village’s Honored Oak with its Own Stone Wall Wins European Tree of the Year May 18, 2026In late March, the European Tree of the Year contest awarded Lithuania’s 400-year-old Laukiai Oak 1st place. Its incredible canopy, its eye-watering golden colors in autumn, and the manner in which it ties the small farming community together saw it end Poland’s 4-year winning streak in the competition that features nations honoring their most beloved […]Andy Corbley
- Over 200 Volunteers Lead Largest-Ever Oyster Reef Restoration Off England’s Portsmouth May 18, 2026Last week, volunteers dumped 20,000 oysters into English waters to recreate historic, biodiverse oyster reefs. 260 people came down to Chichester Harbor in Portsmouth to take part in what one of the participating organizations called, “the UK’s largest subtidal oyster reef restoration project.” For centuries, native oysters were part of everyday life across an area […]Andy Corbley
LIFEHACK
- What Is a Midlife Reset? The 5-Domain System for Rebuilding at 45 and 50 April 21, 2026A midlife reset is a proactive rebuild across work, health, money, relationships, and identity, done on your own timeline, before the drift becomes a breakdown. Here is the 5-domain system and the 90-day roadmap. The post What Is a Midlife Reset? The 5-Domain System for Rebuilding at 45 and 50 appeared first on LifeHack.Leon Ho
- How to Achieve Your Goals (When Knowing What to Do Isn’t Enough) March 14, 2026You Know Exactly What You Should Be Doing Here’s a stat that should make you uncomfortable: 80% of people who set goals abandon them by February[1]. Not because they picked the wrong goals. Because they picked the wrong approach to achieving them. You’ve felt this. The Sunday night plan that felt airtight. The journal full […]Leon Ho
- How to Stay Consistent With Goals (When Motivation Keeps Failing You) March 10, 2026You Know Exactly What You Should Be Doing Staying consistent with goals isn’t a knowledge problem. You already know what to do. You’ve read the books, downloaded the apps, and filled journals with plans that felt bulletproof on Sunday night. By Wednesday, they’re gathering dust. The real breakdown isn’t information. It’s that every system you’ve […]Leon Ho
- Long-Term vs Short-Term Goals: Why You Need Both (And How to Connect Them) March 3, 2026You have a five-year goal written somewhere. Maybe it’s in a journal, a notes app, or taped to your bathroom mirror. Something big. Build the business. Write the book. Get into the best shape of your life. And then you have today’s to-do list. Twelve items. Reply to Kenji’s email. Finish the quarterly report. Pick […]Leon Ho
- Goal Planning Strategies: Why Your Goals Stay on Paper (And the Fix) March 3, 2026You’ve written them down. Color-coded them, even. Your notebook has a page titled “2026 Goals” and underneath it sit seven bullet points that looked so clear and achievable when you wrote them in January. It’s March. You’ve made real progress on exactly none of them. And that’s not because you lack ambition. You probably have […]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
- Shake-up in Poilievre’s office as chief of staff Ian Todd announces retirement May 19, 2026Steve Outhouse, the Conservative Party's current campaign manager, will be Poilievre's new chief of staffChristopher Nardi
- Some advocates fear Canada and the U.S. will use assisted dying to curb elder and health care costs May 19, 2026'It’s not even hypothetical. It’s Canada today,' said Lyman Stone, from the Pronatalism Initiative at the Institute for Family StudiesTracy Moran
- Canada’s too late now to save CUSMA from a Trump rewrite … or worse: Full Comment podcast May 19, 2026Washington correspondent Tracy Moran on the growing sense that Carney doesn't actually want trade peacePostmedia News
- Three killed in San Diego mosque shooting, two attackers dead May 19, 2026Emergency response teams found the victims outside the Islamic Center of San Diego, before later finding the shooters, aged 19 and 17, also deadAFP
- ‘Zionism won’: Jews earned Israel, Ben Shapiro tells Toronto audience May 19, 2026American pundit told symposium antizionism is ideology 'built on lies'Special to National Post
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
