--- title: "EVES Real Estate Whakatāne vs Ray White: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is EVES Real Estate Whakatāne or Ray White more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Whakatane 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/eves-real-estate-whakatane-vs-ray-white" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # EVES Real Estate Whakatāne vs Ray White: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is EVES Real Estate Whakatāne or Ray White more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Whakatane 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**: EVES Real Estate Whakatāne and Ray White - **Competitive set**: Whakatane real estate agencies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **EVES Real Estate Whakatāne Share of Search**: 3% - **Ray White Share of Search**: 22.6% ## Is EVES Real Estate Whakatāne or Ray White more popular in search? - In September 2026, Ray White had more branded searches than EVES Real Estate Whakatāne among whakatane real estate agencies in New Zealand. Ray White had about 300 branded searches, while EVES Real Estate Whakatāne had 40. Ray White made up 22.6% of all whakatane real estate agency searches we track, and EVES Real Estate Whakatāne accounted for 3%. - Ray White was ahead of EVES Real Estate Whakatāne in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, EVES Real Estate Whakatāne’s share of searches among whakatane real estate agencies in New Zealand moved from 1.7% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 40. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ray White’s share of searches among whakatane real estate agencies in New Zealand moved from 25.4% to 22.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 590 to 300. ## Top whakatane real estate agencies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, both EVES Real Estate Whakatāne and Ray White showed up in all four answers. EVES Real Estate Whakatāne was listed before Ray White in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Harcourts | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | EVES Real Estate Whakatāne | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Property Brokers | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Ray White | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Arizto | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Bayleys | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | PGG Wrightson Real Estate | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about whakatane real estate agencies - Asked ChatGPT "Which real estate agency should I hire in Whakatāne, New Zealand?": 1. EVES Real Estate Whakatāne, 2. Harcourts, 3. Property Brokers, 4. Ray White - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best real estate agencies in Whakatāne, New Zealand?": 1. Harcourts, 2. EVES Real Estate Whakatāne, 3. Property Brokers, 4. Arizto, 5. Ray White - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best real estate agency in Whakatāne, New Zealand for to buy or sell?": 1. Harcourts, 2. EVES Real Estate Whakatāne, 3. Property Brokers, 4. Ray White - Searched Google, AI Overview "real estate whakatane": 1. Property Brokers, 2. Harcourts, 3. EVES Real Estate Whakatāne, 4. Ray White Not named in any answer: Bayleys and PGG Wrightson Real Estate. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand whakatane real estate agencies in September 2026? - In September 2026, EVES Real Estate Whakatāne gained share of searches among whakatane real estate agencies in New Zealand, from 2.4% to 3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Ray White in New Zealand fell 49.2% over 12 measured months, from 590 to 300 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | EVES Real Estate Whakatāne estimated searches | EVES Real Estate Whakatāne Share of Search | EVES Real Estate Whakatāne rank | Ray White estimated searches | Ray White Share of Search | Ray White rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 40 | 1.7% | 6 | 590 | 25.4% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 50 | 2.5% | 6 | 560 | 28.1% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 40 | 2.4% | 6 | 430 | 25.6% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 70 | 3.3% | 6 | 540 | 25.7% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 50 | 2.5% | 6 | 450 | 22.1% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 50 | 2.4% | 6 | 470 | 22.3% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 30 | 2.1% | 6 | 350 | 24.6% | 2 | | May 2026 | 40 | 3.5% | 6 | 290 | 25.2% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 30 | 2.8% | 6 | 270 | 24.8% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 40 | 3.2% | 6 | 310 | 25% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 30 | 2.4% | 6 | 290 | 23% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 40 | 3% | 6 | 300 | 22.6% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using EVES Real Estate Whakatāne’s and Ray White’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. - **EVES Real Estate Whakatāne**: Measured on the search term “eves real estate whakatane”. - **Ray White**: Measured on the search terms “ray white”, “ray white agents”, “ray white rentals”, “ray white whakatane”, “ray white whangarei”, “raywhite”, “raywhite rentals” and “rwwhangarei”, summed into one figure. - [EVES Real Estate Whakatāne profile](/demand/nz/brands/eves-real-estate-whakatane) - [Ray White profile](/demand/nz/brands/ray-white) - [All whakatane real estate agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/whakatane/real-estate-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is EVES Real Estate Whakatāne or Ray White more popular in search? In September 2026, Ray White had more branded searches than EVES Real Estate Whakatāne among whakatane real estate agencies in New Zealand. Ray White had about 300 branded searches, while EVES Real Estate Whakatāne had 40. Ray White made up 22.6% of all whakatane real estate agency searches we track, and EVES Real Estate Whakatāne accounted for 3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "EVES Real Estate Whakatāne vs Ray White: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/eves-real-estate-whakatane-vs-ray-white This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/eves-real-estate-whakatane-vs-ray-white. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.