Johnnie Ganem Appraisal Company, Inc. was established in 1988, and is one of the most recognizable brands within the Coastal Empire real estate industry. Johnnie Ganem has established a highly respected client base by working with area legal and accounting professionals, area property owners, and local banking institutions. In addition to providing valuation services to lenders for collateral underwriting, he has also provided expert witness services for litigation support for a variety of cases such as civil suits, bankruptcy cases, and foreclosure and divorce proceedings. Ganem has also worked with hundreds of area property owners in the valuation of property for estate purposes and property tax appeals. 

Alan Clark, a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser in both Georgia and South Carolina, recently acquired Johnnie Ganem Appraisal Company and along with Ganem has formed The Ganem Group. With a combined experience of over 50 years in real estate valuation, management and lending, The Ganem Group will continue to operate as a local valuation and advisory firm. Ganem, a seasoned licensed broker, will be focusing his energies in the areas of brokerage and select valuation assignments while Clark will concentrate on oversight of the valuation practice.

“It was important to me as I transitioned into my retirement that the clients who have been served by Johnnie Ganem Appraisal Company Inc. continued to receive the highest level of customer service and invaluable direction,” says Johnnie Ganem. “Alan Clark is an experienced professional who shares a mutual respect for the common core values that are very important to me and my clientele.”

A graduate of Georgia Southern University, Clark has over eight years of valuation experience and has completed over 500 hours of professional education pertaining to the appraisal industry. A background in commercial lending and construction/development management have provided Clark with a strong skill set that is a unique fit within the real estate valuation profession. 

Clark adds, “To acquire a company with the reputation that Johnnie Ganem has achieved over the years is a tremendous opportunity that I do not take lightly. As The Ganem Group, I look forward to working with Johnnie, gaining from his extensive experience, and transitioning the firm to meet the changing needs of today's valuation clientele.”

The Ganem Group is located at 340 Eisenhower Drive, Building 800 in Savannah, Georgia. To learn more about The Ganem Group, please see their website at www.theganemgroup.net.