Orlando, Florida—August 16, 2007—

Doug Rozzell, Principal for Thomas D. Wood and Company, arranged financing in the amount of $1,765,000 to finance the purchase of a 4,000 square-foot former Regions Bank branch in Pensacola, Florida.  Rozzell financed the 24-month interest-only acquisition loan with a regional banking institution at 30-day LIBOR plus 225 basis points.  The full-recourse loan was 85% loan-to-value.  The vacant bank branch is located at 5600 North Ninth Avenue, Pensacola, 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      drozzell@tdwood.com

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

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