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title: "Home Trust Mortgages vs Hometown Mortgages: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Home Trust Mortgages or Hometown Mortgages? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Whanganui 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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# Home Trust Mortgages vs Hometown Mortgages: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Home Trust Mortgages or Hometown Mortgages? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Whanganui 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**: Home Trust Mortgages and Hometown Mortgages
- **Competitive set**: Whanganui mortgage advisers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Home Trust Mortgages Share of Search**: 0.39%
- **Hometown Mortgages Share of Search**: 0.13%

## Which is more popular in search, Home Trust Mortgages or Hometown Mortgages?

- In August 2026, Home Trust Mortgages had more branded searches than Hometown Mortgages among whanganui mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Home Trust Mortgages was estimated to have 30 branded searches compared to Hometown Mortgages’ 10, and held a 0.39% Share of Search versus Hometown Mortgages’ 0.13%.
- Home Trust Mortgages was ahead of Hometown Mortgages in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Home Trust Mortgages’ estimated Share of Search among whanganui mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 0.34% to 0.39%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 30.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hometown Mortgages’ estimated Share of Search among whanganui mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 0.11% to 0.13%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10.

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

Neither Home Trust Mortgages nor Hometown Mortgages moved beyond provider rounding among whanganui mortgage advisers in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Home Trust Mortgages estimated searches | Home Trust Mortgages Share of Search | Home Trust Mortgages rank | Hometown Mortgages estimated searches | Hometown Mortgages Share of Search | Hometown Mortgages rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 30 | 0.34% | 4 | 10 | 0.11% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 40 | 0.46% | 4 | 10 | 0.12% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 30 | 0.47% | 4 | 10 | 0.16% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 50 | 0.62% | 4 | 10 | 0.12% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 50 | 0.57% | 4 | 10 | 0.11% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 30 | 0.34% | 4 | 10 | 0.11% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 50 | 0.69% | 4 | 10 | 0.14% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 40 | 0.49% | 4 | 10 | 0.12% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 10 | 0.14% | 4 | 10 | 0.14% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 40 | 0.51% | 4 | 20 | 0.25% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 30 | 0.39% | 4 | 10 | 0.13% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Home Trust Mortgages’ and Hometown Mortgages’ 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.

- **Home Trust Mortgages**: Measured on the search term “home trust mortgages”.
- **Hometown Mortgages**: Measured on the search term “hometown mortgages”.

- [Home Trust Mortgages profile](/demand/nz/brands/home-trust-mortgages)
- [Hometown Mortgages profile](/demand/nz/brands/hometown-mortgages)
- [All whanganui mortgage advisers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-whanganui-mortgage-advisers): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Home Trust Mortgages or Hometown Mortgages?

In August 2026, Home Trust Mortgages had more branded searches than Hometown Mortgages among whanganui mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Home Trust Mortgages was estimated to have 30 branded searches compared to Hometown Mortgages’ 10, and held a 0.39% Share of Search versus Hometown Mortgages’ 0.13%.

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