Miami, Florida – December 8, 2008 –

Thomas D. Wood and Company, a Strategic Alliance Mortgage LLC member, secured financing in the amount of $9,625,500 for West Park Center in Miami, Florida.  Steve Wood, Company Chief Operating Officer, along with Adam Luysterborghs of Avant Capital Partners, financed the loan through Thomas D. Wood and Company’s relationship with a local banking institution at a permanent fixed-rate of 6.375%.  The loan has a 10-year term with a five-year rate review, with two years interest-only, based on a 25-year amortization and a loan-to-value of 65%.  The 81,828 square-foot office/warehouse is home to major tenants Miami Latin TV, Miami Dade Expressway Authority, and Geico, and is located at 2782-2898 NW 79th Avenue, 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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