Miami, Florida – April 20, 2010 –

Javier Socorro was promoted to Assistant Vice President of Thomas D. Wood and Company on April 19, 2010.  As Assistant Vice President, Javier is responsible for the underwriting and origination of commercial real estate loans using a variety of lending sources including Life Insurance Companies, Banks, Credit Unions, private money and large institutional sources. 

Javier joined our team in June 2006 as a mortgage analyst, where he assisted in the underwriting, market research and financial analysis process.  Prior to joining Thomas D. Wood and Company, he served as an assistant to the Project Manager at Terra Group in Miami, Florida.

Javier is a graduate of Duke University, where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Economics and History, and was a four-year starter on the baseball team.

Javier’s experience in  loan underwriting and origination make him well suited for his new role as Assistant Vice President of Thomas D. Wood and Company—Miami, possessing the depth and expertise to provide seamless transactions.

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 20 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, 7349 Professional Parkway East, Sarasota, Florida 34240, and 475 NW 11th Street, Boca Raton, Florida 33432.   The website may be accessed through www.tdwood.com.    

Javier Socorro             (305) 447-7855       jsocorro@tdwood.com

Jessica Kinnee             (407) 937-0470       jkinnee@tdwood.com

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