--- title: "Lighthouse Financial vs Star Mortgage: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Lighthouse Financial or Star Mortgage? 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-star-mortgage" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Lighthouse Financial vs Star Mortgage: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Lighthouse Financial or Star Mortgage? 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 Star Mortgage - **Competitive set**: mortgage advisers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Lighthouse Financial Share of Search**: 5.4% - **Star Mortgage Share of Search**: 2.2% ## Which is more popular in search, Lighthouse Financial or Star Mortgage? - In August 2026, Lighthouse Financial had more branded searches than Star Mortgage among mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Lighthouse Financial was estimated to have 1.2K branded searches compared to Star Mortgage’s 480, and held a 5.4% Share of Search versus Star Mortgage’s 2.2%. - Lighthouse Financial was ahead of Star Mortgage 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 4.2% to 5.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.2K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Star Mortgage’s estimated Share of Search among mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 0.56% to 2.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 140 to 480. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand mortgage advisers in August 2026? - In August 2026, Star Mortgage overtook Vega to rank 10th among mortgage advisers in New Zealand, at 2.2%. - 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 | Star Mortgage estimated searches | Star Mortgage Share of Search | Star Mortgage rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1K | 4.2% | 7 | 140 | 0.56% | 18 | | Nov 2025 | 1K | 4.2% | 7 | 210 | 0.87% | 14 | | Dec 2025 | 840 | 4.6% | 6 | 140 | 0.77% | 15 | | Jan 2026 | 1.1K | 4.7% | 5 | 210 | 0.93% | 15 | | Feb 2026 | 1.2K | 4.8% | 5 | 210 | 0.86% | 14 | | Mar 2026 | 1.5K | 5.9% | 4 | 260 | 1% | 13 | | Apr 2026 | 1.2K | 5.6% | 4 | 260 | 1.2% | 12 | | May 2026 | 1.1K | 5% | 5 | 210 | 0.93% | 17 | | Jun 2026 | 1.2K | 5.7% | 4 | 320 | 1.5% | 12 | | Jul 2026 | 1K | 4.9% | 5 | 260 | 1.3% | 12 | | Aug 2026 | 1.2K | 5.4% | 5 | 480 | 2.2% | 10 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lighthouse Financial’s and Star Mortgage’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. - **Star Mortgage**: Measured on the search term “star mortgages”. - [Lighthouse Financial profile](/demand/nz/brands/lighthouse-financial) - [Star Mortgage profile](/demand/nz/brands/star-mortgage) - [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 Star Mortgage? In August 2026, Lighthouse Financial had more branded searches than Star Mortgage among mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Lighthouse Financial was estimated to have 1.2K branded searches compared to Star Mortgage’s 480, and held a 5.4% Share of Search versus Star Mortgage’s 2.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Lighthouse Financial vs Star Mortgage: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lighthouse-financial-vs-star-mortgage This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lighthouse-financial-vs-star-mortgage. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.