Market Analysis · Updated August 2026
The honest answer: it depends on what you own. Here is what live MLS data and industry reporting actually show, segment by segment.
The Big Picture
After the post-Covid boom and the correction that followed, 2026 has settled into a market that favors buyers - but not equally across segments.
Industry reporting is consistent on the direction: pandemic-era inventory shortages are over, pre-owned boats account for the large majority of annual sales, and sellers face real competition. High-volume categories - pontoons, jet boats, entry cruisers - have softened the most.
Premium brokerage boats behave differently. Late-model yachts and quality sportfish in the 40 to 70 foot range trade in a market of their own: thinner supply, wealthier buyers, and pricing that has held comparatively stable. The spread between a correctly priced boat and an overpriced one shows up in days on market, not in whether the boat eventually sells.
The Live Numbers
Double G maintains a live market report computed from every active US brokerage listing on the YATCO MLS, refreshed weekly.
As of August 2026, across 2,200+ active USD listings: median asking is about $549,000 at 40-59 feet, $1.49M at 60-79 feet, $2.93M at 80-99 feet, $4.99M at 100-129 feet, and $8.90M at 130 feet and above. Median days on market runs from 500+ days in the 40-59 foot band down to roughly 294 days at 130 feet and above - larger yachts, marketed properly, actually move faster.
Those two numbers together tell the 2026 story: prices in the premium bands are holding, but time-to-sale punishes wishful pricing. Sellers win by pricing to live comps on day one. Buyers win by knowing those comps before the first offer.
Median asking, price per foot and days on market by size band, refreshed weekly from the YATCO MLS.
Common Questions
Straight answers, from the data on this page.
It depends on the segment. Industry reporting describes 2026 as a buyer's market overall: post-pandemic inventory has normalized and sellers face more competition. But premium brokerage segments behave differently - late-model yachts and quality sportfish in the 40 to 70 foot range have held comparatively stable, while high-volume categories have softened more.
As of August 2026, across 2,200+ active US brokerage listings on the YATCO MLS: median asking is about $549,000 at 40-59 feet, $1.49M at 60-79 feet, $2.93M at 80-99 feet, $4.99M at 100-129 feet, and $8.90M at 130 feet and above. Live numbers refresh weekly on the Double G market report.
Longer than most sellers expect. As of August 2026 the median active listing in the 40-59 foot band has been on the market over 500 days, improving to roughly 294 days at 130 feet and above. Pricing to live comps from day one, not to a hoped-for number, is what shortens that.
For prepared buyers, yes. Inventory is healthy, sellers are negotiating, and the panic-buying of the early 2020s is gone. The advantage goes to buyers who know the live comps before making an offer - which is exactly what a buyer's broker provides, at no cost to the buyer.