--- title: "Custom Mortgages vs Mortgage Link: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Custom Mortgages or Mortgage Link? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dunedin 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/custom-mortgages-vs-mortgage-link" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Custom Mortgages vs Mortgage Link: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Custom Mortgages or Mortgage Link? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dunedin 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**: Custom Mortgages and Mortgage Link - **Competitive set**: Dunedin mortgage advisers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Custom Mortgages Share of Search**: 26.1% - **Mortgage Link Share of Search**: 32.6% ## Which is more popular in search, Custom Mortgages or Mortgage Link? - In August 2026, Mortgage Link had more branded searches than Custom Mortgages among dunedin mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Mortgage Link was estimated to have 600 branded searches compared to Custom Mortgages’ 480, and held a 32.6% Share of Search versus Custom Mortgages’ 26.1%. - Mortgage Link was ahead of Custom Mortgages in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Custom Mortgages’ estimated Share of Search among dunedin mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 9.9% to 26.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 210 to 480. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mortgage Link’s estimated Share of Search among dunedin mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 40.4% to 32.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 860 to 600. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand dunedin mortgage advisers in August 2026? - In August 2026, Custom Mortgages overtook Mortgage Me to rank 2nd among dunedin mortgage advisers in New Zealand, at 26.1%. - In August 2026, Mortgage Link lost estimated Share of Search among dunedin mortgage advisers in New Zealand, from 35.6% to 32.6%. ## Month by month | Month | Custom Mortgages estimated searches | Custom Mortgages Share of Search | Custom Mortgages rank | Mortgage Link estimated searches | Mortgage Link Share of Search | Mortgage Link rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 210 | 9.9% | 4 | 860 | 40.4% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 210 | 11.4% | 4 | 680 | 36.8% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 170 | 11.6% | 4 | 560 | 38.1% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 640 | 27.5% | 2 | 730 | 31.3% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 310 | 15% | 4 | 800 | 38.8% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 560 | 23% | 2 | 860 | 35.2% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 660 | 28.8% | 2 | 720 | 31.4% | 1 | | May 2026 | 450 | 20.2% | 3 | 840 | 37.7% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 640 | 26.8% | 2 | 760 | 31.8% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 330 | 18.3% | 4 | 640 | 35.6% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 480 | 26.1% | 2 | 600 | 32.6% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Custom Mortgages’ and Mortgage Link’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. - **Custom Mortgages**: Measured on the search terms “custom mortgages”, “custom mortgages dunedin” and “custom mortgages queenstown”, summed into one figure. - **Mortgage Link**: Measured on the search terms “mortgage link”, “mortgage link dunedin”, “mortgage link feilding”, “mortgage link kapiti”, “mortgage link manawatu”, “mortgage link nz”, “mortgage link otago”, “mortgage link palmerston north”, “mortgage link taupo” and “mortgagelink”, summed into one figure. - [Custom Mortgages profile](/demand/nz/brands/custom-mortgages) - [Mortgage Link profile](/demand/nz/brands/mortgage-link) - [All dunedin mortgage advisers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-dunedin-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, Custom Mortgages or Mortgage Link? In August 2026, Mortgage Link had more branded searches than Custom Mortgages among dunedin mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Mortgage Link was estimated to have 600 branded searches compared to Custom Mortgages’ 480, and held a 32.6% Share of Search versus Custom Mortgages’ 26.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Custom Mortgages vs Mortgage Link: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/custom-mortgages-vs-mortgage-link This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/custom-mortgages-vs-mortgage-link. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.