Miami, Florida—January 2, 2008—

The Miami Office of Thomas D. Wood and Company closed more than $303,000,000 in financing deals in 2007.  The largest deal was $42,000,000 for Palmetto Bay Village Center, a 266,808 square-foot office building located in Palmetto Bay, Florida.

Thomas D. Wood and Company is an independently owned, leading commercial mortgage banking firm in the southeast.  Thomas D. Wood and Company has correspondent relationships with fourteen major life insurance companies, in addition to Wall Street.  Thomas D. Wood and Company’s servicing portfolio is now approaching one billion dollars.  This servicing portfolio consists of long-term mortgages on a variety of commercial properties located throughout the state of Florida.  These properties include: Retail, Industrial, Office, Senior Housing Communities, Self-storage, Apartments, Warehouses, Hotels and Mobile Home Parks.  Thomas D. Wood and Company’s corporate office is located at 95 Merrick Way, Suite 360, Coral Gables, Florida 33134, with branch offices located at 1700 South MacDill Avenue, Suite 240 A, Tampa, Florida 33629, and 1215 Louisiana Avenue, Suite 100, Winter Park, Florida 32789.  The website may be accessed through www.tdwood.com.

Jessica Gurtowski      (407) 937-0470        jgurtowski@tdwood.com

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