Orlando, Florida—July 11, 2007—

The Orlando Office of Thomas D. Wood and Company is pleased to announce the  arrangement of financing for Maguire Pointe Retail Center in the amount of $1,200,000, and Oakland Avenue Office Building in the amount of $665,000. Financing for both properties was arranged by Company Assistant Vice President John Worrell. 

Financing for Maguire Pointe Retail Center was secured by Worrell on behalf of the owners through Thomas D. Wood and Company’s correspondent lender relationship with StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC.  The refinance was secured at a permanent fixed rate of 6.125% for a five-year term with a 25-year amortization, in the amount of $1,200,000.  The 4,985 square-foot retail center is located at 2462 Maguire Road, Ocoee, Florida.

As with Maguire Pointe, financing for Oakland Avenue was secured by Worrell on behalf of the owner through Thomas D. Wood and Company’s correspondent lender relationship with StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC.  The refinance was secured at a permanent fixed rate of 6.125% for a five-year term with a  25-year amortization, in the amount of $665,000.  The 4,554 square-foot owner-occupied office building is located at 2 West Oakland Avenue, Oakland, 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:

John Worrell             (407) 937-0470                    

Jessica Gurtowski      (407) 937-0470                      

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