Miami, Florida—November 2, 2007—

Marshall Smith, Executive Vice President for Thomas D. Wood and     Company, secured financing in the amount of $2,600,000 for the Kelsey Warehouse Buildings in Pembroke Park, Florida.  Smith financed the loan with Advantus Capital Management, one of Thomas D. Wood and Company’s correspondent lenders, at a permanent fixed rate of 6.70%.  The loan is co-terminus with an existing loan, which was originally a 10-year loan with approximately eight years remaining, and a 25-year amortization, with a loan-to-value of 53%.  The 53,984 square-foot warehouse complex, comprised of three single-story buildings, is located at 3125 John P. Curci Drive and 2550 Park Road, Pembroke Park, 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 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 1700 South MacDill Avenue, Suite 240 A, Tampa, Florida 33629, and 1215 Louisiana Avenue,   Winter Park, Florida 32789.  The website may be accessed through www.tdwood.com.

For further information, please contact:

Marshall Smith           (305) 447-7820            msmith@tdwood.com

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

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