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title: "Roost vs Star Mortgage: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Roost 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."
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# Roost vs Star Mortgage: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Roost 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**: Roost and Star Mortgage
- **Competitive set**: mortgage advisers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Roost Share of Search**: 0.71%
- **Star Mortgage Share of Search**: 2.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Roost or Star Mortgage?

- In August 2026, Star Mortgage had more branded searches than Roost among mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Star Mortgage was estimated to have 480 branded searches compared to Roost’s 160, and held a 2.1% Share of Search versus Roost’s 0.71%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Star Mortgage took it in January 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Roost’s estimated Share of Search among mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 0.9% to 0.71%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 230 to 160.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Star Mortgage’s estimated Share of Search among mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 0.55% to 2.1%, 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 The Mortgage Supply Co to rank 11th among mortgage advisers in New Zealand, at 2.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Roost in New Zealand fell 30.4% over 11 measured months, from 230 to 160 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Roost estimated searches | Roost Share of Search | Roost rank | Star Mortgage estimated searches | Star Mortgage Share of Search | Star Mortgage rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 230 | 0.9% | 15 | 140 | 0.55% | 19 |
| Nov 2025 | 270 | 1.1% | 13 | 210 | 0.85% | 16 |
| Dec 2025 | 140 | 0.75% | 16 | 140 | 0.75% | 17 |
| Jan 2026 | 180 | 0.78% | 16 | 210 | 0.91% | 15 |
| Feb 2026 | 170 | 0.67% | 16 | 210 | 0.83% | 14 |
| Mar 2026 | 190 | 0.73% | 19 | 260 | 1% | 13 |
| Apr 2026 | 150 | 0.69% | 19 | 260 | 1.2% | 12 |
| May 2026 | 150 | 0.64% | 20 | 210 | 0.9% | 18 |
| Jun 2026 | 170 | 0.8% | 19 | 320 | 1.5% | 12 |
| Jul 2026 | 170 | 0.81% | 18 | 260 | 1.2% | 13 |
| Aug 2026 | 160 | 0.71% | 18 | 480 | 2.1% | 11 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Roost’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.

- **Roost**: Measured on the search terms “roost mortgage”, “roost mortgage brokers”, “roost mortgage brokers queenstown”, “roost mortgages”, “roost mortgages queenstown”, “roost nz” and “roost queenstown”, summed into one figure.
- **Star Mortgage**: Measured on the search term “star mortgages”.

- [Roost profile](/demand/nz/brands/roost)
- [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, Roost or Star Mortgage?

In August 2026, Star Mortgage had more branded searches than Roost among mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Star Mortgage was estimated to have 480 branded searches compared to Roost’s 160, and held a 2.1% Share of Search versus Roost’s 0.71%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Roost vs Star Mortgage: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/roost-vs-star-mortgage

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