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title: "Barfoot & Thompson vs Lodge Real Estate: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Barfoot & Thompson or Lodge Real Estate? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Residential Real Estate Agencies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Barfoot & Thompson vs Lodge Real Estate: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Barfoot & Thompson or Lodge Real Estate? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Residential Real Estate Agencies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Barfoot & Thompson and Lodge Real Estate
- **Competitive set**: Residential Real Estate Agencies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Barfoot & Thompson Share of Search**: 10.5%
- **Lodge Real Estate Share of Search**: 1.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Barfoot & Thompson or Lodge Real Estate?

- In August 2026, Barfoot & Thompson had more branded searches than Lodge Real Estate among residential real estate agencies in New Zealand. Barfoot & Thompson was estimated to have 20.4K branded searches compared to Lodge Real Estate’s 3.5K, and held a 10.5% Share of Search versus Lodge Real Estate’s 1.8%.
- Barfoot & Thompson was ahead of Lodge Real Estate in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Barfoot & Thompson’s estimated Share of Search among residential real estate agencies in New Zealand moved from 10.7% to 10.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 25.1K to 20.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lodge Real Estate’s estimated Share of Search among residential real estate agencies in New Zealand held steady at 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.2K to 3.5K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand residential real estate agencies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Barfoot & Thompson lost estimated Share of Search among residential real estate agencies in New Zealand, from 11% to 10.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Lodge Real Estate in New Zealand fell 17.1% over 11 measured months, from 4.2K to 3.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Barfoot & Thompson estimated searches | Barfoot & Thompson Share of Search | Barfoot & Thompson rank | Lodge Real Estate estimated searches | Lodge Real Estate Share of Search | Lodge Real Estate rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 25.1K | 10.7% | 4 | 4.2K | 1.8% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 24.9K | 11% | 4 | 4.2K | 1.9% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 17.1K | 9.9% | 4 | 2.9K | 1.7% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 25.2K | 11.4% | 3 | 3.6K | 1.6% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 25K | 11.1% | 4 | 3.9K | 1.7% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 30.1K | 12.4% | 3 | 4.1K | 1.7% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 20.7K | 10.3% | 4 | 3.8K | 1.9% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 20.6K | 10.2% | 4 | 4.1K | 2% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 20.7K | 10.7% | 4 | 4.1K | 2.1% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 20.4K | 11% | 4 | 3.5K | 1.9% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 20.4K | 10.5% | 4 | 3.5K | 1.8% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Barfoot & Thompson’s and Lodge Real Estate’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Barfoot & Thompson**: Measured on the search terms “barfoot & thompson”, “barfoot & thompson agents”, “barfoot & thompson new zealand”, “barfoot & thompson nz”, “barfoot & thompson property management”, “barfoot & thompson real estate”, “barfoot & thompson rentals”, “barfoot & thompson whangarei”, “barfoot and thompson”, “barfoot and thompson agents”, “barfoot and thompson houses for sale”, “barfoot and thompson real estate”, “barfoot and thompson real estate agents”, “barfoot and thompson whangarei”, “barfoot auckland”, “barfoot thompson” and “barfoot&thompson”, summed into one figure.
- **Lodge Real Estate**: Measured on the search terms “lodge hamilton”, “lodge real estate” and “lodge real estate hamilton”, summed into one figure.

- [Barfoot & Thompson profile](/demand/nz/brands/barfoot-and-thompson)
- [Lodge Real Estate profile](/demand/nz/brands/lodge-real-estate)
- [All residential real estate agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-residential-real-estate-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 22 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Barfoot & Thompson or Lodge Real Estate?

In August 2026, Barfoot & Thompson had more branded searches than Lodge Real Estate among residential real estate agencies in New Zealand. Barfoot & Thompson was estimated to have 20.4K branded searches compared to Lodge Real Estate’s 3.5K, and held a 10.5% Share of Search versus Lodge Real Estate’s 1.8%.

## Cite this page

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