Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – September 22, 2008 –

Thomas D. Wood and Company is pleased to announce their new Vice President, Patrick Madore, and the opening of their Ft. Lauderdale office.

Mr. Madore joined Thomas D. Wood and Company in 2008 as Vice President and Manager of the Ft. Lauderdale Office.  Patrick is responsible for the capital market needs of his clients including bridge, mezzanine, equity and debt placement. With his intense knowledge and close relationships with key capital sources, he can customize your mortgage – from a fast track closing to a highly structured transaction – quickly, seamlessly, and  transparently.

Prior to joining Thomas D. Wood, Mr. Madore  was Vice President of commercial loan production for Key Bank Real Estate Capital, where he was responsible for structuring commercial loans through KeyBank’s CMBS, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, Life Company, and Mezzanine loan programs. Prior to that, Patrick was Director of   acquisitions for Milestone Properties and a Principle at MPI Equities a real estate investment firm specializing in sale lease back transactions.

Mr. Madore has financed in excess of $1 billion in commercial real estate loans. Patrick is a licensed Florida   Mortgage Broker, and a active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), NAIOP, NMHC and the South Florida and Orlando Apartment Associations. He attended Daytona College and Florida International University with a concentration on finance and marketing.

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, 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 1215 Louisiana Avenue, Suite 100,  Winter Park, Florida 32789, 6802 Honeysuckle Trail,    Lakewood Ranch, Florida  34202, 1000 Corporate Dr., Ste. 100, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33309 and 1700 South MacDill Avenue, Suite 240 A, Tampa, Florida 33629.  The website may be accessed through www.tdwood.com.

Patrick Madore              (954) 233-6024      pmadore@tdwood.com

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

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