--- title: "LJ Hooker vs Tremains Rotorua: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is LJ Hooker or Tremains Rotorua more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rotorua 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-tremains-rotorua" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # LJ Hooker vs Tremains Rotorua: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is LJ Hooker or Tremains Rotorua more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rotorua 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 Tremains Rotorua - **Competitive set**: Rotorua real estate agencies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **LJ Hooker Share of Search**: 1% - **Tremains Rotorua Share of Search**: 8.4% ## Is LJ Hooker or Tremains Rotorua more popular in search? - In September 2026, Tremains Rotorua had more branded searches than LJ Hooker among Rotorua real estate agencies in New Zealand. Tremains Rotorua had about 320 branded searches, while LJ Hooker had 40. Tremains Rotorua made up 8.4% of all Rotorua real estate agency searches we track, and LJ Hooker accounted for 1%. - Tremains Rotorua was ahead of LJ Hooker in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, LJ Hooker’s share of searches among Rotorua real estate agencies in New Zealand moved from 1.4% to 1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60 to 40. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tremains Rotorua’s share of searches among Rotorua real estate agencies in New Zealand moved from 10.9% to 8.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 480 to 320. ## Top Rotorua real estate agencies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Tremains Rotorua appeared in all three answers. LJ Hooker did not appear in any of the three answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ray White | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Tremains Rotorua | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | EVES Real Estate | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Harcourts | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | iSellProperty | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | First National Real Estate | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Arizto | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | KEY Real Estate | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | LJ Hooker | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about Rotorua real estate agencies - Asked ChatGPT "Which real estate agency should I hire in Rotorua, New Zealand?": 1. Ray White, 2. Tremains Rotorua, 3. EVES Real Estate, 4. iSellProperty - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best real estate agencies in Rotorua, New Zealand?": 1. Ray White, 2. Tremains Rotorua, 3. EVES Real Estate, 4. Harcourts, 5. First National Real Estate, 6. iSellProperty - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best real estate agency in Rotorua, New Zealand for to sell a house?": 1. Ray White, 2. Tremains Rotorua, 3. EVES Real Estate, 4. Harcourts Not named in any answer: Arizto, KEY Real Estate and LJ Hooker. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Rotorua real estate agencies in September 2026? - In September 2026, KEY Real Estate overtook LJ Hooker to rank 7th among Rotorua real estate agencies in New Zealand, with 1% of the searches. - In September 2026, Tremains Rotorua lost share of searches among Rotorua real estate agencies in New Zealand, from 9.4% to 8.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for LJ Hooker in New Zealand fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 60 to 40 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | LJ Hooker estimated searches | LJ Hooker Share of Search | LJ Hooker rank | Tremains Rotorua estimated searches | Tremains Rotorua Share of Search | Tremains Rotorua rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 60 | 1.4% | 7 | 480 | 10.9% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 60 | 1.4% | 7 | 480 | 11% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 60 | 1.8% | 7 | 320 | 9.6% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 50 | 1.2% | 7 | 480 | 11.2% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 40 | 0.91% | 7 | 590 | 13.4% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 40 | 0.81% | 7 | 590 | 11.9% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 40 | 0.94% | 7 | 480 | 11.3% | 4 | | May 2026 | 40 | 0.95% | 7 | 480 | 11.4% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 40 | 0.99% | 7 | 390 | 9.7% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 40 | 0.98% | 7 | 320 | 7.9% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 60 | 1.5% | 7 | 390 | 9.4% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 40 | 1% | 8 | 320 | 8.4% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using LJ Hooker’s and Tremains Rotorua’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 marketing”, “lj hooker rentals”, “lj hooker rotorua” and “ljhooker”, summed into one figure. - **Tremains Rotorua**: Measured on the search term “tremains rotorua”. - [LJ Hooker profile](/demand/nz/brands/lj-hooker) - [Tremains Rotorua profile](/demand/nz/brands/tremains-rotorua) - [All Rotorua real estate agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/rotorua/real-estate-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is LJ Hooker or Tremains Rotorua more popular in search? In September 2026, Tremains Rotorua had more branded searches than LJ Hooker among Rotorua real estate agencies in New Zealand. Tremains Rotorua had about 320 branded searches, while LJ Hooker had 40. Tremains Rotorua made up 8.4% of all Rotorua real estate agency searches we track, and LJ Hooker accounted for 1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "LJ Hooker vs Tremains Rotorua: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lj-hooker-vs-tremains-rotorua This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lj-hooker-vs-tremains-rotorua. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.