Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – January 19, 2009 –

Thomas D. Wood and Company, a Strategic Alliance Mortgage LLC member, secured financing in the amount of $4,050,000 for Waterford Commons Retail Center.  Patrick Madore, Company Vice President, financed the loan through Thomas D. Wood and Company’s relationship with a local bank at a permanent fixed-rate of 6.60%.  The loan has a 10-year term, with a five-year rate review, based on a 30-year amortization and a loan-to-value of 70%.  The 33,000 square-foot unanchored retail center was built in 2007 and is located at 450 Samarian Boulevard, Orlando, 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, and is also a member of the Strategic Alliance Mortgage (SAM), a unique company consisting of 19 members who are all    individually owned, commercial real estate investment banking/mortgage banking firms located throughout the United States.  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 1215 Louisiana Avenue, Suite 100,  Winter Park, Florida 32789, 6802 Honeysuckle Trail,  Lakewood Ranch, Florida  34202, 1000 Corporate Dr., Ste. 100, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33309 and 1700 South MacDill Avenue, Suite 240 A, Tampa,   Florida 33629.   The website may be accessed through www.tdwood.com.

Patrick Madore        (954) 233-6024       pmadore@tdwood.com

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

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