RE/MAX announced Monday that it plans to open a new franchise in Greenville in 2012.

According to a statement from Jim Sutton, RE/MAX Mid-States & Dixie Regional director, thorough analysis of the Greenville real estate market shows that the RE/MAX System would succeed in the community.

“There’s no better time to open a RE/MAX real estate brokerage than now,” Sutton said. “RE/MAX is the dominant real estate player in markets throughout Mobile and the Alabama Gulf Coast and it makes sense to bring the power of the RE/MAX brand to Greenville.”