--- title: "Float Mortgages vs Mortgage Express: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Float Mortgages or Mortgage Express? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the 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/float-mortgages-vs-mortgage-express" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Float Mortgages vs Mortgage Express: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Float Mortgages or Mortgage Express? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the 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**: Float Mortgages and Mortgage Express - **Competitive set**: mortgage advisers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Float Mortgages Share of Search**: 1.7% - **Mortgage Express Share of Search**: 0.63% ## Which is more popular in search, Float Mortgages or Mortgage Express? - In August 2026, Float Mortgages had more branded searches than Mortgage Express among mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Float Mortgages was estimated to have 390 branded searches compared to Mortgage Express’ 140, and held a 1.7% Share of Search versus Mortgage Express’ 0.63%. - Float Mortgages was ahead of Mortgage Express in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Float Mortgages’ estimated Share of Search among mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 1.3% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 320 to 390. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mortgage Express’ estimated Share of Search among mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 0.9% to 0.63%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 230 to 140. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand mortgage advisers in August 2026? - In August 2026, Star Mortgage overtook Float Mortgages to rank 11th among mortgage advisers in New Zealand, at 2.1%. - In August 2026, Float Mortgages gained estimated Share of Search among mortgage advisers in New Zealand, from 1.2% to 1.7%. - In August 2026, Mortgage Express fell from 16th to 19th among mortgage advisers in New Zealand. ## Month by month | Month | Float Mortgages estimated searches | Float Mortgages Share of Search | Float Mortgages rank | Mortgage Express estimated searches | Mortgage Express Share of Search | Mortgage Express rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 320 | 1.3% | 11 | 230 | 0.9% | 14 | | Nov 2025 | 320 | 1.3% | 11 | 220 | 0.89% | 14 | | Dec 2025 | 260 | 1.4% | 11 | 140 | 0.75% | 15 | | Jan 2026 | 260 | 1.1% | 11 | 240 | 1% | 12 | | Feb 2026 | 390 | 1.5% | 10 | 230 | 0.91% | 13 | | Mar 2026 | 390 | 1.5% | 11 | 210 | 0.81% | 16 | | Apr 2026 | 260 | 1.2% | 11 | 180 | 0.83% | 17 | | May 2026 | 260 | 1.1% | 12 | 220 | 0.94% | 16 | | Jun 2026 | 260 | 1.2% | 13 | 230 | 1.1% | 14 | | Jul 2026 | 260 | 1.2% | 12 | 190 | 0.9% | 16 | | Aug 2026 | 390 | 1.7% | 12 | 140 | 0.63% | 19 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Float Mortgages’ and Mortgage Express’ 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. - **Float Mortgages**: Measured on the search terms “float mortgage” and “float mortgages”, summed into one figure. - **Mortgage Express**: Measured on the search terms “mortgage express”, “mortgage express nz”, “mortgage express timaru”, “mortgage-express” and “mortgageexpress”, summed into one figure. - [Float Mortgages profile](/demand/nz/brands/float-mortgages) - [Mortgage Express profile](/demand/nz/brands/mortgage-express) - [All mortgage advisers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-mortgage-advisers): 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, Float Mortgages or Mortgage Express? In August 2026, Float Mortgages had more branded searches than Mortgage Express among mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Float Mortgages was estimated to have 390 branded searches compared to Mortgage Express’ 140, and held a 1.7% Share of Search versus Mortgage Express’ 0.63%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Float Mortgages vs Mortgage Express: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/float-mortgages-vs-mortgage-express This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/float-mortgages-vs-mortgage-express. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.