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title: "Mortgage Lab vs Opes Mortgages: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Mortgage Lab or Opes Mortgages? 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."
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# Mortgage Lab vs Opes Mortgages: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Mortgage Lab or Opes Mortgages? 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**: Mortgage Lab and Opes Mortgages
- **Competitive set**: mortgage advisers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Mortgage Lab Share of Search**: 0.81%
- **Opes Mortgages Share of Search**: 0.76%

## Which is more popular in search, Mortgage Lab or Opes Mortgages?

- In August 2026, Mortgage Lab and Opes Mortgages were level on Share of Search among mortgage advisers in New Zealand, with an estimated 180 versus 170 branded searches, at 0.81% and 0.76% estimated Share of Search.
- The lead changed hands 4 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Opes Mortgages took it in November 2025, Mortgage Lab took it in March 2026, Opes Mortgages took it in May 2026, Mortgage Lab took it in August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mortgage Lab’s estimated Share of Search among mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 1.1% to 0.81%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 280 to 180.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Opes Mortgages’ estimated Share of Search among mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 0.82% to 0.76%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 210 to 170.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand mortgage advisers in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Mortgage Lab rose from 19th to 16th among mortgage advisers in New Zealand.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Opes Mortgages in New Zealand fell 19% over 11 measured months, from 210 to 170 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Mortgage Lab estimated searches | Mortgage Lab Share of Search | Mortgage Lab rank | Opes Mortgages estimated searches | Opes Mortgages Share of Search | Opes Mortgages rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 280 | 1.1% | 12 | 210 | 0.82% | 17 |
| Nov 2025 | 180 | 0.73% | 17 | 210 | 0.85% | 15 |
| Dec 2025 | 120 | 0.64% | 18 | 210 | 1.1% | 12 |
| Jan 2026 | 160 | 0.69% | 18 | 170 | 0.74% | 17 |
| Feb 2026 | 160 | 0.64% | 18 | 170 | 0.68% | 15 |
| Mar 2026 | 230 | 0.89% | 14 | 210 | 0.81% | 17 |
| Apr 2026 | 220 | 1% | 14 | 140 | 0.65% | 20 |
| May 2026 | 240 | 1% | 15 | 260 | 1.1% | 13 |
| Jun 2026 | 170 | 0.8% | 17 | 170 | 0.8% | 18 |
| Jul 2026 | 140 | 0.67% | 19 | 170 | 0.81% | 17 |
| Aug 2026 | 180 | 0.81% | 16 | 170 | 0.76% | 17 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mortgage Lab’s and Opes Mortgages’ 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.

- **Mortgage Lab**: Measured on the search terms “mortgage lab”, “mortgage lab nz” and “the mortgage lab”, summed into one figure.
- **Opes Mortgages**: Measured on the search terms “opes mortgage” and “opes mortgages”, summed into one figure.

- [Mortgage Lab profile](/demand/nz/brands/mortgage-lab)
- [Opes Mortgages profile](/demand/nz/brands/opes-mortgages)
- [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, Mortgage Lab or Opes Mortgages?

In August 2026, Mortgage Lab and Opes Mortgages were level on Share of Search among mortgage advisers in New Zealand, with an estimated 180 versus 170 branded searches, at 0.81% and 0.76% estimated Share of Search.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Mortgage Lab vs Opes Mortgages: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/mortgage-lab-vs-opes-mortgages

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