// This the number of headlines being displayed. Since the blank lines are
// considered headlines to the script, this should be double the amount of
// normal headlines being displays. (6 headlines + 6 blank lines = 12 headlines)

numheadlines=8;


// These are the text messages displayed by the scroller.
// Though it creates a gap, it is a good idea to have a blank between each section,
// or else the messages may overlap. Let us know if there are any unexpected
// results from any changes so that they can be taken care of ASAP.
// Also, any apostrophes (') that should be displayed in the message should be
// preceded by a \ -- that is, use: "it\'s" not "it's".
// --Tim

var arTXT = new Array(
'',
'JULY 18, 2002 The predictions just a few years ago were dire: the Internet was going to completely disintermediate the real estate agent and allow home buyers and sellers to work directly with one another.<br><br>',
'',
'It didn\'t happen. In fact, a new survey from the National Association of Realtors revealed that the Internet has solidified the real estate agent\'s position in the transaction.<br><br>',
'',
'The survey, "2002 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers", reported that two-thirds of home buyers with Internet access use the Web to shop for their next home and buyers who use the Internet are more likely to use a real estate agent to handle their transaction than are traditional not-online home buyers... FOR COMPLETE STORY GO TO NJMD.COM<br><br>',
'',
'JULY 26, 2002 In Freddie Mac\'s weekly mortgage survey, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.34 percent, for the week ending today, with an average 0.6 point, down from 6.49 percent last week. This is the lowest the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has been since Freddie Mac began tracking this figure 31 years ago.'

);


// This is the interval to scroll, in milliseconds. Feel free to adjust as desired;
// a higher number yields a slower scroll, and a lower number is a faster scroll.
// A good number seems to be about 50-60.

interval=50;