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title: "CB Mortgages vs Zest Brokers: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, CB Mortgages or Zest Brokers? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Whangarei mortgage advisers 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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# CB Mortgages vs Zest Brokers: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, CB Mortgages or Zest Brokers? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Whangarei mortgage advisers 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**: CB Mortgages and Zest Brokers
- **Competitive set**: Whangarei mortgage advisers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **CB Mortgages Share of Search**: 0.14%
- **Zest Brokers Share of Search**: 7.5%

## Which is more popular in search, CB Mortgages or Zest Brokers?

- In August 2026, Zest Brokers had more branded searches than CB Mortgages among whangarei mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Zest Brokers was estimated to have 530 branded searches compared to CB Mortgages’ 10, and held a 7.5% Share of Search versus CB Mortgages’ 0.14%.
- Zest Brokers was ahead of CB Mortgages in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CB Mortgages’ estimated Share of Search among whangarei mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 0.13% to 0.14%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Zest Brokers’ estimated Share of Search among whangarei mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 3.8% to 7.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 290 to 530.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand whangarei mortgage advisers in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Zest Brokers gained estimated Share of Search among whangarei mortgage advisers in New Zealand, from 5.3% to 7.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | CB Mortgages estimated searches | CB Mortgages Share of Search | CB Mortgages rank | Zest Brokers estimated searches | Zest Brokers Share of Search | Zest Brokers rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10 | 0.13% | 4 | 290 | 3.8% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 10 | 0.13% | 4 | 260 | 3.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 | 0.18% | 4 | 200 | 3.5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 10 | 0.15% | 4 | 180 | 2.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 10 | 0.13% | 4 | 220 | 2.9% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 10 | 0.13% | 4 | 250 | 3.3% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 | 0.16% | 4 | 230 | 3.8% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 10 | 0.14% | 4 | 320 | 4.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 10 | 0.16% | 4 | 440 | 7.1% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 | 0.14% | 4 | 370 | 5.3% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | 0.14% | 4 | 530 | 7.5% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CB Mortgages’ and Zest Brokers’ 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.

- **CB Mortgages**: Measured on the search term “cb mortgages”.
- **Zest Brokers**: Measured on the search terms “zest brokers”, “zest brokers taupo” and “zest brokers whangarei”, summed into one figure.

- [CB Mortgages profile](/demand/nz/brands/cb-mortgages)
- [Zest Brokers profile](/demand/nz/brands/zest-brokers)
- [All whangarei mortgage advisers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-whangarei-mortgage-advisers): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, CB Mortgages or Zest Brokers?

In August 2026, Zest Brokers had more branded searches than CB Mortgages among whangarei mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Zest Brokers was estimated to have 530 branded searches compared to CB Mortgages’ 10, and held a 7.5% Share of Search versus CB Mortgages’ 0.14%.

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