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title: "Harcourts vs Tremains: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Harcourts or Tremains more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hastings 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."
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# Harcourts vs Tremains: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Harcourts or Tremains more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hastings 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**: Harcourts and Tremains
- **Competitive set**: Hastings real estate agencies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Harcourts Share of Search**: 32.7%
- **Tremains Share of Search**: 17.3%

## Is Harcourts or Tremains more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Harcourts had more branded searches than Tremains among Hastings real estate agencies in New Zealand. Harcourts had about 530 branded searches, while Tremains had 280. Harcourts made up 32.7% of all Hastings real estate agency searches we track, and Tremains accounted for 17.3%.
- Harcourts was ahead of Tremains in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Harcourts’ share of searches among Hastings real estate agencies in New Zealand moved from 25.4% to 32.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 500 to 530.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tremains’ share of searches among Hastings real estate agencies in New Zealand moved from 20.3% to 17.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 400 to 280.

## Top Hastings real estate agencies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Harcourts and Tremains were each mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Tremains was listed before Harcourts in every answer.

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 | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tremains | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Harcourts | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Property Brokers | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Ray White | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about Hastings real estate agencies

- Asked ChatGPT "Which real estate agency should I hire in Hastings, New Zealand?": 1. Tremains, 2. Harcourts, 3. Property Brokers
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best real estate agencies in Hastings, New Zealand?": 1. Tremains, 2. Harcourts, 3. Property Brokers, 4. Ray White
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best real estate agency in Hastings, New Zealand for a house sale?": 1. Tremains, 2. Property Brokers, 3. Harcourts, 4. Ray White
- Searched Google, AI Overview "house sale hastings": 1. Property Brokers

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 Hastings real estate agencies in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Harcourts gained share of searches among Hastings real estate agencies in New Zealand, from 28.8% to 32.7%.
- In September 2026, Tremains lost share of searches among Hastings real estate agencies in New Zealand, from 18.3% to 17.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Harcourts estimated searches | Harcourts Share of Search | Harcourts rank | Tremains estimated searches | Tremains Share of Search | Tremains rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 500 | 25.4% | 2 | 400 | 20.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 500 | 26.6% | 2 | 390 | 20.7% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 450 | 30.6% | 2 | 350 | 23.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 540 | 26.9% | 2 | 390 | 19.4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 520 | 24.8% | 2 | 360 | 17.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 610 | 29.8% | 2 | 430 | 21% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 410 | 25.9% | 2 | 340 | 21.5% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 400 | 27.6% | 2 | 240 | 16.6% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 440 | 33.1% | 2 | 290 | 21.8% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 500 | 33.6% | 2 | 320 | 21.5% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 440 | 28.8% | 2 | 280 | 18.3% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 530 | 32.7% | 2 | 280 | 17.3% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Harcourts’ and Tremains’ 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.

- **Harcourts**: Measured on the search terms “harcourt's”, “harcourts”, “harcourts agents”, “harcourts hastings”, “harcourts nz”, “harcourts property management”, “harcourts real estate”, “harcourts rentals”, “harcourts rentals hastings”, “harcourts whangarei” and “harcourtswhangarei”, summed into one figure.
- **Tremains**: Measured on the search terms “tremains”, “tremains hastings”, “tremains property management”, “tremains real estate”, “tremains realestate” and “tremains rentals”, summed into one figure.

- [Harcourts profile](/demand/nz/brands/harcourts)
- [Tremains profile](/demand/nz/brands/tremains-real-estate)
- [All Hastings real estate agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/hastings/real-estate-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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 Harcourts or Tremains more popular in search?

In September 2026, Harcourts had more branded searches than Tremains among Hastings real estate agencies in New Zealand. Harcourts had about 530 branded searches, while Tremains had 280. Harcourts made up 32.7% of all Hastings real estate agency searches we track, and Tremains accounted for 17.3%.

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