Orlando, Florida—August 3, 2007—

Doug Rozzell, Principal for Thomas D. Wood and Company, arranged construction financing in the amount of $2,182,000 for the Shoppes at Rosemont anchored retail center in Orlando, Florida.  Rozzell secured an 18-month, interest-only construction/mini-perm loan for the borrower through Thomas D. Wood and Company’s lender relationship with a regional commercial bank.  The Starbucks-anchored retail center will be 7,414 square-feet, located on 1.5 acres of land on North Orange Blossom Trail in 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 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:

Doug Rozzell              (407) 937-0470           

Jessica Gurtowski      (407) 937-0470           

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