Miami, Florida – December 8, 2008 –

Thomas D. Wood and Company, a Strategic Alliance Mortgage LLC member, secured financing in the amount of $3,000,000 for Borders Book Shop in Miami, Florida.  Steve Wood, Company Chief Operating Officer, financed the loan through Minnesota Life Insurance Company, one of Thomas D. Wood and Company’s correspondent life insurance companies, at a permanent fixed-rate of 6.55%.  The fully-amortizing loan has a term of 15 years and a 28% loan-to-value.  The 17,850 square-foot free-standing retail store was built in 1993 and is located at 9205 South Dixie Highway, Miami, 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, and is also a member of the Strategic Alliance Mortgage (SAM), a unique company consisting of 19 members who are all    individually owned, commercial real estate investment banking/mortgage banking firms located throughout the United States.  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.

Steve Wood             (305) 447-7874       swood@tdwood.com

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

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