FINANCIAL / REAL ESTATE

LoanSTAR

This mortgage finance program for mortgage originators or real estate sales personnel sets the 95LX up to do a number of useful loan calculations. LoanSTAR calculates total monthly payment and maximum allowable loan amount, as well as buyer's costs and seller's net proceeds. LoanSTAR produces reports on Buyer Qualifications, VA Prequalification, FHA Prequalification, and Qualifying Income. The program also compares Rent vs. Purchase price, Fixed vs. ARM loans, and Amortization schedules.

A demo disk for desktop PCs is available free of charge.

Availability . . . . . . . NOW

Medium . . . . . . . Floppy disk

Runs under SysMgr . . . . . . . No

Pricing . . . . . . . $295

CONTACT: Personal Computer Systems, 505 S.E. 15th Street, Gresham, OR 97080, USA; Phone (503) 655-6990.

Lane Bond Trader

Provides professionals access to the tools needed to calculate bond prices and yields, and manage portfolios.

Availability . . . . . . . NOW

European version end of third quarter

Medium . . . . . . . RAM Card

Runs under SysMgr . . . . . . . No

Pricing . . . . . . . $399

CONTACT: Lane Business Systems, 87 Hibernia Ave., Rockaway, NJ 07866, USA; Phone 800-444-5263 or 201-586-9760; Fax: 201-586-0929.

Property Mate

This software program can hold full information on all properties listed by an agency as well as a listing of potential buyers. The listings can be searched and selected according to a combination of criteria. Property Mate lets you cross-link buyers to properties, and vice versa.

Property Mate uses about 214K on the C drive, and a file of about 300 properties and 40 potential buyers occupies another 128K. Property Mate works on the 95LX or a desktop PC.

Availability . . . . . . . NOW

Medium . . . . . . . Floppy disk

Runs under SysMgr . . . . . . . No

Pricing . . . . . . . Call

AUSTRALIAN CONTACT: John Thompson, c/o Tarion Agencies, P.O. Box 1632, Caboolture. 4510, AUSTRALIA; Phone 074 958 131; Fax: 074 958 633.