Month: May 2026
In any given week, a working yacht broker may list a new vessel, coordinate a survey and sea trial on one under contract, process closing documents on a third, and field inquiries on a dozen more. The administrative infrastructure supporting that volume of activity – multiple listing systems, transaction management platforms, CRM tools, and documentation…
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Every Certified Professional Yacht Broker, by virtue of earning and maintaining the CPYB designation, has made a formal commitment: to comply with the CPYB Code of Ethics. This is not a statement of aspiration. It is a condition of certification, enforceable through mandatory disciplinary action up to and including forfeiture of the credential. The CPYB…
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by JP Skov, CPYB | YBAA Executive Director In last few years the co-op type field selection of “not available for co-brokerage” is getting more than its fair share of use. We have all heard many different explanations as to why, but no matter the reason there are multiple legal and ethical issues that come…
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By Bill Bolin, CPYB | S&J Yachts, Florida You get a call on one of your listings and find out that the potential buyer is not working with a broker yet. Cha-ching! The potential for a big payday just went up! As a YBAA member using the current forms, including the Listing Agreement and the…
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