In July the number of boats sold through U.S. brokerage firms fell 12 percent, a deeper recurrence of a scenario that has played out several times in 2017 when comparing monthly sales figures against the previous year.
July brokerage transactions in the United States were fewer in number, but much pricier than a year earlier.
Sales volume declined 7 percent for U.S. yacht brokerages in June from the same month a year earlier.
Was it merely the cold, wet weather? U.S. brokerage sales continued to be weaker this spring as 3,088 boats were sold in May, 6 percent fewer than in the same month last year.
Our annual rundown of the most commonly listed brands of boats on BoatTrader shows perennial market leader Sea Ray with the most listings again this year by more than a 3-to-1 margin over Bayliner.
Year-over-year sales volume declined 6 percent for U.S. yacht brokerages in May, marking the third straight month of lower sales.
Last year the recreational boating industry was celebrating its best March results since 2008 — sales gains of 21 percent in the main powerboat segments and 20 percent industrywide.
After higher-volume sales to begin the year, U.S. yacht brokers have reported slightly lower sales in recent months. Volume declined by 82 boats in April as sales slipped from 2,916 to 2,834, a 3 percent shift.
The shift toward use of smartphones among unique visitors to the Boat Trader website continued during the past 12 months.
Sales in the U.S. yacht brokerage market fell 3 percent in April from the same month last year.
There were smiles on the faces of many brokers during the first quarter this year. After moderate gains in January and February, U.S. brokerage market volume eased slightly in March, but total volume for the three months was 3 percent higher than in 2016 at 5,709.
Power-cruiser models were the second-most-viewed class of boat on Boat Trader in 2016.
U.S. yacht brokerage sales slipped from 2,437 in March last year to 2,387 in the same month this year, a 2 percent decline.
Whether because of a warm winter, a rising stock market or a post-election bounce, U.S. brokerage sales volume and total valuation increased for the second month running in February.
Center console models were the most viewed class on Boat Trader last year. Site visitors looked at listings for center consoles, new and used, about 12.7 million times, nearly double the 6.5 million times that boats in the No. 2 class, power cruisers, were viewed.
In February, for the second month in a row, U.S. brokers reported higher sales.
It’s one month into the new year and, after finishing 2016 in the doldrums, the U.S. brokerage market has made a fast start.
Many types of U.S. sellers list new and used-model boats for sale at Boat Trader, ranging from large, multi-office dealers to small shops and private sellers.
U.S. brokers posted a moderate increase in sales volume in January and a major gain in the total price paid for the boats that were sold.
For the third year running, U.S. yacht brokers reached the end of December with fewer boats sold than the year before.
Everybody wants a center console! At least that’s the indication in a recent tally of the most-viewed boat classes on the Boat Trader website.
U.S. brokerage sales tailed off by 4 percent in December.
U.S. brokerage sales volume of 1,858 boats in November was in line with recent years — lower by 11 boats, or 1 percent, compared with the previous November.
Boat Trader website visitors increasingly continued to shop for boats on mobile devices during the last year and this report drills down to the operating-system level.
U.S. brokerage sales were 1 percent (11 boats) below the same month in 2015.
U.S. brokerage sales declined in October for the second month in a row, falling 9 percent as 2,029 boats were sold.
Traffic to Boat Trader’s website peaked during the summer in July at 3.37 million unique visitors.
U.S. brokerage sales dipped in October for the second month in a row.
U.S. brokerage sales volume in September was 4 percent lower than the previous September.
During the last 12 months, millions of visitors to Boat Trader have seen new and used-boat listings, and the most popular class was consistently center consoles.
September results for U.S. yacht brokerages were mixed as 108 fewer boats were sold compared with the same month last year.
U.S. brokerage sales reported by YachtWorld member brokers rose 2 percent in August to 2,983 boats from the same month last year, the first monthly uptick since April.
We’re taking a different look at the most-viewed boat brands on Boat Trader for the 12-month period that ended June 30, focusing this time on used freshwater fishing brands.
The value of the boats sold also increased by $65 million as $344.4 million changed hands.
In July, for the second month in a row, the volume of U.S. brokerage sales was lower by 3 percent than it was in the same month a year earlier.
In the August issue we listed boat brands by the total number of views their used-boat listings received on Boat Trader. This month we rank brands by the total views of their new-boat listings.
U.S. yacht brokerage sales declined in July by 114 boats (3 percent) from the same month last year.
Two themes were evident in yacht brokerage sales results for January through June — incrementally lower sales volume and incrementally higher average prices paid.
This month we show which brands’ listings received the most views by consumers searching for boats on the site during the 12-month period through the end of June.
In June, typically the highwater mark for the yacht brokerage market, 3,523 boats were sold in the United States.
The U.S. brokerage market had a rough ride in May, experiencing an 8 percent dip in sales volume after two months in positive territory.
Sea Ray, Bayliner, Chaparral and Yamaha models were the most commonly listed used boats for sale on Boat Trader during the 12-month period that ended March 31.
The volume of brokerage sales of smaller boats declined markedly in May, which reduced total sales for the month by 273 boats.
U.S. yacht brokerage sales increased seasonally in April and remained ahead of their 2015 pace for the second month in a row.
Through the lens of boat searches on the Boat Trader website, we’ve tracked the trend toward increased use of mobile devices periodically in this DataTracker series.
U.S. brokerage boat sales in April improved slightly from the same month last year.
After a couple of sluggish months, brokerage sales in the U.S. got a positive bounce in March, gaining 10 percent from March 2015, with 2,443 boats sold.
In the third month of our series studying state-by-state interest in the more popular boat classes on Boat Trader, we move from the previous saltwater fishing boats and motoryachts to bowriders.
