Acquisition Goals For 2010

Westwood Financial Corp. is currently seeking to invest $200 million dollars into value-oriented and/or stabilized retail investment projects in 2010.

Acquisition Criteria:

• Investment Size: $5 million to $50 million
  
• Neighborhood, Community, Lifestyle and Specialty Retail Centers
  
• Supply-Side Restrictions/High Barriers to Entry: Locations that are hard to replicate
  
• Strong Demographics: Dense urban-infill or high population growth markets
  
• Dominant Grocery Stores: #1 or # 2 in local market
  
• Stable, High-Quality Tenancy: Daily necessity and convenience shopping
  
• Metropolitan areas within California, Arizona, Oregon, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Texas, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Nevada, Georgia and Washington
  

Why sell to WFC?

• 39-year track record
  
• Quick Close: Can complete due diligence in 10-20 days and close in less than 30 days
  
• Can pay all cash or assume existing financing
  
• Ability to handle complicated deal structures such as acquiring partnership interests or joint venture structures where sellers or developers want to retain an equity interest
  
• Quick Decisions: No outside approval required from investment committees or board of directors
  
• Ability to overcome challenging issues such as environmental problems, development issues, deferred maintenance, retenanting, etc