Tampa, Florida—January 4, 2008—

Rod Anderson, Vice President for Thomas D. Wood and Company, arranged  additional  financing in the amount of $560,000 for the Ecor Rouge Shopping Center in Fairhope, Alabama.  Anderson financed both the original loan for $1,890,000 and the recent advance with Summit Investment Partners, one of Thomas D. Wood and Company’s correspondent lenders, at a blended rate of 6.00%.  The permanent loan has a term of 20 years, based on a 20-year amortization, and a loan-to-value of 71%.  The 62,020 square-foot retail center is home to major tenant Food World, and is located at 100 Ecor Rouge Place, Fairhope, Alabama.

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.

Rod Anderson            (813) 251-3080        randerson@tdwood.com

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

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