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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
- Iran-U.S. talk hopes push U.S. stocks near record highs, oil prices ease April 14, 2026Lower oil prices help bring down costs for all kinds of businesses, and the price for a barrel of Brent crude to be delivered in June fell 4.6% to settle at US$94.79 Tuesday.Globalnews Digital
- Manitoba RCMP unit educating students on digital safety, dangers April 14, 2026Manitoba RCMP's internet child exploitation unit has been touring schools in the province educating students on online safety.Marney Blunt
- 7-Eleven says it plans to close 645 North American stores this year April 14, 2026According to earnings filings published last week,the closures will outpace the 205 locations it forecasts it will open during that same time.Globalnews Digital
- Pronger talks new book, NHL front-office interest April 14, 2026Chris Pronger realized there was a captive audience.Globalnews Digital
- Quebec cannabis use is dropping, but how much depends on age range April 14, 2026Cannabis has been slowly dropping in Quebec since being legalized nationally in 2018, with youth 15-20 being the most noticeable drop.Sean Previl
Good News
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- Another African Country Has Cleared its Debt to the International Monetary Fund April 14, 2026Without any fanfare from either party, it was recently revealed that Mozambique cleared its entire $701 million debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The news comes as a meeting between the officials and the IMF was scheduled for August, which it had previously been presumed would include discussions about the outstanding debt becoming […]Andy Corbley
- Tree They Planted as Teen Sweethearts Suddenly Had Baby Offshoot Growing After She Got Pregnant April 14, 2026It’s a simple story of well-rooted love, nurtured year after year, blooming, and producing fruit—but the latest chapter has social media entranced. High school sweethearts Kelsey Dixon and her now-husband Wes Dixon planted a cherry tree together as teenagers in 2007 and have taken a photo with it every year since. “It’s a good tradition […]Andy Corbley
- Nearby Star Seen ‘Blowing Bubbles’ for the First Time in New Image from Chandra Telescope April 14, 2026For the first time, a much younger version of the Sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy, by astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. The bubble—called an astrosphere—completely surrounds the juvenile star. Winds from the star’s surface are blowing up the bubble and filling it with hot gas as it expands into […]Andy Corbley
- Priceless Golden Helmet from 2,500 Years Ago Recovered After it Was Stolen from Museum in January April 13, 2026A golden helmet belonging to an ancient Romanian culture holding “inestimable value” was recovered after it was stolen in January from a Museum where it was on loan. A museum director sought to demonstrate the value of Romanian history by loaning the national treasure to a Dutch museum as part of a 6-month-long exhibition, but […]Andy Corbley
LIFEHACK
- 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
- Why Do I Keep Failing at Goals? (It’s Not What You Think) February 27, 2026You set the goal. You meant it this time. You bought the planner, blocked the calendar, told yourself this quarter would be different. Three weeks later, the planner is buried under mail. The blocked time got swallowed by “urgent” meetings. And you’re sitting with that familiar knot in your stomach – not because you failed, […]Leon Ho
Toronto Star
- Ontario Liberals reveal date for Scarborough Southwest byelection nomination April 14, 2026Ontario Liberals will pick their candidate for an upcoming byelection in Scarborough Southwest on May 9 in a vote that has broader implications for the party's leadership race in the fall.
- Air Canada unveils new long-haul cabins with lie-flat seats, 'comfort' upgrades. Here's what they'll look like April 14, 2026The airline announced new cabin redesigns during the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg.
- Toronto construction boss accused of targeting GFL executives granted bail April 14, 2026Ilan Philosophe was released from the Toronto South Detention Centre on $800,000 bail Tuesday morning.
- Doug Ford says Mark Carney's majority means 'a stronger hand' against Trump April 14, 2026The Progressive Conservative premier said the three Liberal byelection victories on Monday would help Carney in the the upcoming review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement.
- Liberals to table spring economic statement on April 28 April 14, 2026The update will offer Canadians a look at how Ottawa's fiscal position has evolved since tabling the 2025 budget in November.Craig Lord The Canadian Press
National Post
- Avi Lewis wants to ban ‘surveillance’ pricing. Here’s what that means April 14, 2026An NDP motion to stop surveillance pricing is expected to be tabled in the House of Commons this weekRahim Mohamed
- Air Canada flight attendant who was ejected from plane during LaGuardia crash speaks out April 14, 2026Solange Tremblay has required multiple surgeries after being ejected in a jump seat from the LaGuardia crashChris Knight
- Frances Widdowson argues academic freedom at stake in court battle with University of Lethbridge over cancelled talk April 14, 2026Frances Widdowson, who has questioned the existence of Indigenous unmarked graves, said her right to free speech was restricted by the universityJesse Snyder
- Chris Selley: Quebec’s doomed new premier can at least save her party from chauvinism April 14, 2026The tragedy of the party is that they replaced the federalism versus sovereignty feuding not with social peace, but with different kinds of feudingChris Selley
- No election, no imminent shuffle, and no more talk of ‘cats and dogs’ in committee, Carney says April 14, 2026The prime minister reserved his strongest comments and plans for House of Commons committeesChristopher Nardi
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
