• ABOUT FINIKIA

    I am Charbel Ghanem, founder of Finikia. I advise on real estate decisions — I do not sell properties.

  • ABOUT FINIKIA

    I am Charbel Ghanem, founder of Finikia. I advise on real estate decisions — I do not sell properties.

Charbel Ghanem

Charbel Ghanem

Real estate advisor · 20 years’ experience · Founder of Finikia

I learned to read buildings before I learned to sell them. A background in architecture, then a master’s in built-asset management, taught me to see a property for what it truly is: a structure, a set of constraints, a potential and a real cost — rarely what its appearance suggests.

Observing the market, I saw an imbalance: buyers commit considerable sums on an incomplete reading, advised by intermediaries whose interest is to close, not to caution. I founded Finikia to occupy the other position — that of the advisor who reads, documents and recommends, before the decision becomes irreversible.

Architecture is not my profession; it is one of my instruments. My profession is advising on the real estate decision.

One face, one structure

You deal with the person who conducts the analysis, the positioning and the recommendations. No intermediary team, no file changing hands. But I do not work alone.

Finikia coordinates a network of independent professionals, whom I bring in according to the needs of each case:

notary

tax adviser

lawyer

building surveyor

architect

wealth manager

You have a single point of entry; behind it, the full range of competencies a real estate decision demands.
This is the principle of our global advisory engagement, Prime Advisory.

Who I work with

My clients are not defined by a type of property, but by a requirement: to understand before committing.

The buyer who wants to grasp what they are truly acquiring before signing, and prefers an honest opinion to a quick transaction.

The non-resident who needs a single point of contact within a French system they do not master.

The one who expects an advisor to say no when it is warranted — and who knows that a decision avoided has value.

Background and credentials

EXPERIENCE

20 years reading, analysing and steering real estate projects — France, Lebanon and international markets.

My work has covered pre-acquisition technical surveys (building analysis, defect identification, projection of real cost over ten years and beyond), owner representation on renovation operations, and portfolio due diligence — including a set of more than thirty industrial sites across Europe. I have also led architecture and fit-out projects internationally, and founded and sold two companies.

It is this dual familiarity — with the building fabric and with the commitment of capital — that underpins the reading I conduct today.

EDUCATION

Architect
Ordre des Architectes d’Île-de-France, no. 076912

Masters
Owner representation and built-asset management

RICS
Enrolment in the RICS Building Surveying pathway underway;
RICS standards serve as a methodological reference.

PRACTICE FRAMEWORK

Professional transaction licence (Carte T)
CPI 7501 2026 000 000 251, CCI Paris Île-de-France

Finikia Real Estate Advisory — SASU
11 Square Jasmin, 75016 Paris
SIRET 103 770 616 00011

Professional indemnity insurance
AXA France

“My work is to tell you no with the same rigour as to tell you yes. A decision avoided is often worth more than a transaction closed.”

CHARBEL GHANEM

Discuss your project

Every project begins with a conversation. I work with a limited number of clients to ensure availability and precision.

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