Joseph Dear Joins Thomas D. Wood and Co.

ORLANDO, FL—Mar. 6, 2009— Joseph Dear (top right photo) joined Thomas D. Wood and Company on March 2, 2009, as Vice President of our Orlando Office.

As Vice President, Joe is responsible for providing clients with advice regarding the lending industry and securing both debt and equity for clients’ commercial real estate needs through a variety of lending sources including Life Insurance Companies, Banks, Credit Unions, private money and large institutional sources.

Joe has over 18 years of experience in commercial real estate, encompassing various roles in appraisal, underwriting, sales, and finance. He attended Florida State University and graduated with a B.S. Degree in Finance.

He then spent four years as a commercial real estate appraiser before joining General American Life Insurance Company as an underwriter/originator of commercial real estate loans and equity investments, covering the entire state of Florida.

After seven years with General American, he joined Broad Street Advisors as a Vice President in Investment Sales. At Broad Street Advisors, he handled investment property disposition and advisory services for institutional clients and worked on assignments throughout the United States.

After three years with Broad Street Advisors, he joined GE Real Estate in 2004 as a Vice President in the Business Property group, a position he held for five years. At GE Real Estate, Joe was responsible for covering the Central and North Florida markets and provided financing solutions for commercial real estate to include construction-to-perm loans, long-term permanent financing, and sale/leasebacks.

For further information, please contact:
Joe Dear, (407) 937-0470 ext. 7, jdear@tdwood.com

Jessica Gurtowski, (407) 937-0470 ext. 4, jgurtowski@tdwood.com