Miami, Florida—July 9, 2007

Marshall Smith, Executive Vice President for Thomas D. Wood and Company, arranged first mortgage financing in the amount of $4,500,000 for the Beauty Elements warehouse located in Hialeah, Florida.  Smith secured a 10-year fixed rate loan with a 25-year amortization schedule for the borrower through Thomas D. Wood and Company’s lender relationship with Advantus Capital Management.  The 77,819 square-foot owner-occupied warehouse is located at 5501-5531 NW 163 Street, Hialeah, 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 thirteen 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 2105 Park Avenue North,   Winter Park, Florida 32789.  The website may be accessed through www.tdwood.com.

For further information, please contact:

Marshall Smith          (305) 447-7820
Jessica Gurtowski      (407) 937-0470

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