--- title: "LJ Hooker vs New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, LJ Hooker or New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Residential Real Estate Agencies 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/lj-hooker-vs-new-zealand-sothebys-international-realty" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # LJ Hooker vs New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, LJ Hooker or New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Residential Real Estate Agencies 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**: LJ Hooker and New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty - **Competitive set**: Residential Real Estate Agencies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **LJ Hooker Share of Search**: 1.6% - **New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty Share of Search**: 0.87% ## Which is more popular in search, LJ Hooker or New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty? - In August 2026, LJ Hooker had more branded searches than New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty among residential real estate agencies in New Zealand. LJ Hooker was estimated to have 3.1K branded searches compared to New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty’s 1.7K, and held a 1.6% Share of Search versus New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty’s 0.87%. - LJ Hooker was ahead of New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, LJ Hooker’s estimated Share of Search among residential real estate agencies in New Zealand moved from 2% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.7K to 3.1K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty’s estimated Share of Search among residential real estate agencies in New Zealand moved from 0.49% to 0.87%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.1K to 1.7K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand residential real estate agencies in August 2026? - In August 2026, New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty rose from 16th to 14th among residential real estate agencies in New Zealand. - Estimated monthly branded searches for LJ Hooker in New Zealand fell 33.8% over 11 measured months, from 4.7K to 3.1K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | LJ Hooker estimated searches | LJ Hooker Share of Search | LJ Hooker rank | New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty estimated searches | New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty Share of Search | New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 4.7K | 2% | 8 | 1.1K | 0.49% | 18 | | Nov 2025 | 4.6K | 2% | 8 | 1.3K | 0.58% | 17 | | Dec 2025 | 3.7K | 2.1% | 8 | 880 | 0.51% | 18 | | Jan 2026 | 5.4K | 2.4% | 8 | 1.1K | 0.52% | 18 | | Feb 2026 | 3.9K | 1.7% | 9 | 1.3K | 0.59% | 17 | | Mar 2026 | 3.3K | 1.4% | 9 | 1.5K | 0.61% | 17 | | Apr 2026 | 3.1K | 1.6% | 9 | 1.2K | 0.6% | 17 | | May 2026 | 2.9K | 1.4% | 10 | 1.2K | 0.61% | 17 | | Jun 2026 | 2.8K | 1.5% | 9 | 1K | 0.53% | 16 | | Jul 2026 | 2.8K | 1.5% | 9 | 1.2K | 0.63% | 16 | | Aug 2026 | 3.1K | 1.6% | 9 | 1.7K | 0.87% | 14 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using LJ Hooker’s and New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty’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. - **LJ Hooker**: Measured on the search terms “lj hooker”, “lj hooker cambridge”, “lj hooker houses for sale”, “lj hooker marketing”, “lj hooker near me”, “lj hooker new zealand”, “lj hooker nz”, “lj hooker property management”, “lj hooker real estate”, “lj hooker real estate agents”, “lj hooker rentals”, “lj hooker rotorua”, “lj hooker taupo”, “lj hooker timaru” and “ljhooker”, summed into one figure. - **New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty**: Measured on the search terms “new zealand sotheby's”, “new zealand sotheby's international realty”, “new zealand sotheby's international realty cambridge”, “new zealand sothebys”, “nz sotheby's”, “nz sotheby's real estate”, “nz sothebys”, “nzsir” and “nzsothebysrealty.com”, summed into one figure. - [LJ Hooker profile](/demand/nz/brands/lj-hooker) - [New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty profile](/demand/nz/brands/new-zealand-sothebys-international-realty) - [All residential real estate agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-residential-real-estate-agencies): 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, LJ Hooker or New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty? In August 2026, LJ Hooker had more branded searches than New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty among residential real estate agencies in New Zealand. LJ Hooker was estimated to have 3.1K branded searches compared to New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty’s 1.7K, and held a 1.6% Share of Search versus New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty’s 0.87%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "LJ Hooker vs New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lj-hooker-vs-new-zealand-sothebys-international-realty This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lj-hooker-vs-new-zealand-sothebys-international-realty. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.