John Payne, an avid kayaker who lives in Summerville, has elected to place his license with the Summerville Main Street office of Carolina One Real Estate. A lifelong resident of the Charleston area, Payne received his BA in Business and Economics from Furman University in 1976.
Licensed in South Carolina as a Real Estate Broker and Residential Contractor, Payne has more than 30 years’ experience in the local market in all phases of real estate sales, marketing, development and construction.
 “Main Street welcomes John Payne and the Payne Homes Group.  We are looking forward to the synergy that John and his group will bring to the office.  His experience and knowledge of more than 30 years is something that we are all excited about,” said Christina Ellis, Carolina One’s BIC.
Carolina One Real Estate is the leading residential services firm in the Metro Charleston market handling more than 31% of all residential sales transactions as of the end of the 4th quarter, 2011.  In addition to a full service Mortgage Division, the 11 office company features departments specializing in Relocation, New Homes, Insurance, Commercial Real Estate, Property Management and Resort Rentals.  Visit our website at www.carolinaone.com