--- title: "Journey Mortgages vs Mortgage Pundit: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Journey Mortgages or Mortgage Pundit? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ashburton 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/journey-mortgages-vs-mortgage-pundit" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Journey Mortgages vs Mortgage Pundit: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Journey Mortgages or Mortgage Pundit? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ashburton 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**: Journey Mortgages and Mortgage Pundit - **Competitive set**: Ashburton mortgage advisers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Journey Mortgages Share of Search**: 1.4% - **Mortgage Pundit Share of Search**: 0.3% ## Which is more popular in search, Journey Mortgages or Mortgage Pundit? - In August 2026, Journey Mortgages had more branded searches than Mortgage Pundit among ashburton mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Journey Mortgages was estimated to have 90 branded searches compared to Mortgage Pundit’s 20, and held a 1.4% Share of Search versus Mortgage Pundit’s 0.3%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Mortgage Pundit took it in June 2026, Journey Mortgages took it in July 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Journey Mortgages’ estimated Share of Search among ashburton mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 0.55% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40 to 90. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mortgage Pundit’s estimated Share of Search among ashburton mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 0.28% to 0.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 20. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand ashburton mortgage advisers in August 2026? - In August 2026, Journey Mortgages overtook Mainland Insurance and Mortgages to rank 2nd among ashburton mortgage advisers in New Zealand, at 1.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Journey Mortgages estimated searches | Journey Mortgages Share of Search | Journey Mortgages rank | Mortgage Pundit estimated searches | Mortgage Pundit Share of Search | Mortgage Pundit rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 40 | 0.55% | 2 | 20 | 0.28% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 40 | 0.55% | 2 | 10 | 0.14% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 20 | 0.38% | 3 | 10 | 0.19% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 40 | 0.6% | 3 | 10 | 0.15% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 30 | 0.42% | 3 | 10 | 0.14% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 40 | 0.55% | 3 | 30 | 0.42% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 40 | 0.68% | 3 | 20 | 0.34% | 5 | | May 2026 | 40 | 0.6% | 2 | 10 | 0.15% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 30 | 0.52% | 5 | 50 | 0.86% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 40 | 0.61% | 3 | 20 | 0.31% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 90 | 1.4% | 2 | 20 | 0.3% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Journey Mortgages’ and Mortgage Pundit’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. - **Journey Mortgages**: Measured on the search term “journey mortgages”. - **Mortgage Pundit**: Measured on the search term “mortgage pundit”. - [Journey Mortgages profile](/demand/nz/brands/journey-mortgages) - [Mortgage Pundit profile](/demand/nz/brands/mortgage-pundit) - [All ashburton mortgage advisers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-ashburton-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, Journey Mortgages or Mortgage Pundit? In August 2026, Journey Mortgages had more branded searches than Mortgage Pundit among ashburton mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Journey Mortgages was estimated to have 90 branded searches compared to Mortgage Pundit’s 20, and held a 1.4% Share of Search versus Mortgage Pundit’s 0.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Journey Mortgages vs Mortgage Pundit: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/journey-mortgages-vs-mortgage-pundit This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/journey-mortgages-vs-mortgage-pundit. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.