Orlando, Florida—December 3, 2007—

John Worrell, Assistant Vice President for Thomas D. Wood and Company, secured financing in the amount of $4,450,000 for the Shoppes of Crossroads Commons and Bank of America.

Worrell arranged financing in the amount of $3,100,000 for the Shoppes of Crossroads Commons in Plover, Wisconsin.  Worrell financed the loan through a national lending institution at a rate of 6.5%.  The loan term is 10 years with a 30-year amortization, and a loan-to-value of 78%.  The 14,336 square-foot retail center was built in 2006, and is home to Starbucks, GNC and Citibank.  The Shoppes of Crossroads Commons is located at 120-148 Crossroads Drive, Plover, Wisconsin.

Worrell also arranged financing for the Bank of America office building in Longwood, Florida, through StanCorp Mortgage Investors, one of Thomas D. Wood and Company’s correspondent lenders.  The loan was secured at a permanent fixed rate of 6.50% for a 10-year term and a 25-year amortization, in the amount of $1,350,000.  The loan-to-value is 75%.  The 13,820 square-foot office building is located at 390 W. State Road 434, Longwood, 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:

John Worrell             (407) 937-0470         jworrell@tdwood.com

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

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