--- title: "Lighthouse Financial vs Loan Market: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Lighthouse Financial or Loan Market? 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/lighthouse-financial-vs-loan-market" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Lighthouse Financial vs Loan Market: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Lighthouse Financial or Loan Market? 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**: Lighthouse Financial and Loan Market - **Competitive set**: mortgage advisers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Lighthouse Financial Share of Search**: 5.2% - **Loan Market Share of Search**: 7.6% ## Which is more popular in search, Lighthouse Financial or Loan Market? - In August 2026, Loan Market had more branded searches than Lighthouse Financial among mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Loan Market was estimated to have 1.7K branded searches compared to Lighthouse Financial’s 1.2K, and held a 7.6% Share of Search versus Lighthouse Financial’s 5.2%. - Loan Market was ahead of Lighthouse Financial in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lighthouse Financial’s estimated Share of Search among mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 4.1% to 5.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.2K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Loan Market’s estimated Share of Search among mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 6.5% to 7.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.7K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand mortgage advisers in August 2026? - Loan Market’s estimated Share of Search among mortgage advisers in New Zealand has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 7.1% to 7.6% in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Lighthouse Financial in New Zealand rose 12.5% over 11 measured months, from 1K to 1.2K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Lighthouse Financial estimated searches | Lighthouse Financial Share of Search | Lighthouse Financial rank | Loan Market estimated searches | Loan Market Share of Search | Loan Market rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1K | 4.1% | 7 | 1.7K | 6.5% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 1K | 4% | 7 | 1.6K | 6.7% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 840 | 4.5% | 6 | 1.2K | 6.3% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 1.1K | 4.5% | 5 | 1.4K | 6.3% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 1.2K | 4.7% | 5 | 1.8K | 7% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 1.5K | 5.7% | 4 | 1.8K | 7.1% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 1.2K | 5.5% | 4 | 1.5K | 7.1% | 3 | | May 2026 | 1.1K | 4.8% | 5 | 1.6K | 7.1% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 1.2K | 5.5% | 4 | 1.5K | 7.2% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 1K | 4.7% | 5 | 1.5K | 7.2% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 1.2K | 5.2% | 5 | 1.7K | 7.6% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lighthouse Financial’s and Loan Market’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. - **Lighthouse Financial**: Measured on the search terms “lighthouse financial”, “lighthouse financial nz”, “lighthouse mortgage” and “lighthouse mortgages”, summed into one figure. - **Loan Market**: Measured on the search terms “loan market”, “loan market agile”, “loan market auckland”, “loan market blenheim”, “loan market christchurch”, “loan market hamilton”, “loan market mortgage brokers”, “loan market new zealand”, “loan market nz”, “loan market queenstown”, “loan market tauranga” and “loanmarket”, summed into one figure. - [Lighthouse Financial profile](/demand/nz/brands/lighthouse-financial) - [Loan Market profile](/demand/nz/brands/loan-market) - [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, Lighthouse Financial or Loan Market? In August 2026, Loan Market had more branded searches than Lighthouse Financial among mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Loan Market was estimated to have 1.7K branded searches compared to Lighthouse Financial’s 1.2K, and held a 7.6% Share of Search versus Lighthouse Financial’s 5.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Lighthouse Financial vs Loan Market: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lighthouse-financial-vs-loan-market This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lighthouse-financial-vs-loan-market. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.