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title: "Whangarei real estate agencies in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare Whangarei real estate agencies using branded searches made in Whangārei. Share of Search among Ray White, Barfoot & Thompson, Bayleys and Harcourts, the whangarei real estate agencies Brandwave compares in New Zealand, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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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# Whangarei real estate agencies in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare Whangarei real estate agencies using branded searches made in Whangārei. Share of Search among Ray White, Barfoot & Thompson, Bayleys and Harcourts, the whangarei real estate agencies Brandwave compares in New Zealand, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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

- **Competitive set**: Whangarei real estate agencies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Brands compared**: 4
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Ray White, 76.8%

## Which brand is most popular in search among whangarei real estate agencies in New Zealand?

- In August 2026, Ray White was the most searched among whangarei real estate agencies in New Zealand, with an estimated 5.4K branded searches and 76.8% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Barfoot & Thompson is in 2nd place, 66.8 percentage points behind at 10% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ray White’s estimated Share of Search among whangarei real estate agencies in New Zealand increased from 74.8% to 76.8%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bayleys’ estimated Share of Search among whangarei real estate agencies in New Zealand decreased from 11.9% to 9.2%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Harcourts’ estimated Share of Search among whangarei real estate agencies in New Zealand increased from 3.2% to 4%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ray White’s estimated Share of Search among whangarei real estate agencies in New Zealand peaked at 78.4% in February 2026 and was lowest at 74.1% in June 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Barfoot & Thompson’s estimated Share of Search among whangarei real estate agencies in New Zealand peaked at 11% in June 2026 and was lowest at 8.5% in April 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bayleys’ estimated Share of Search among whangarei real estate agencies in New Zealand peaked at 12.1% in May 2026 and was lowest at 8.6% in January 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Harcourts’ estimated Share of Search among whangarei real estate agencies in New Zealand peaked at 4.2% in June 2026 and was lowest at 2.9% in February 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Barfoot & Thompson rose from 3rd to 2nd among whangarei real estate agencies in New Zealand.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bayleys fell from 2nd to 3rd among whangarei real estate agencies in New Zealand.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Ray White vs Barfoot & Thompson: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/barfoot-and-thompson-vs-ray-white): 76.8% against 10% Share of Search.
- [Ray White vs Bayleys: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/bayleys-vs-ray-white): 76.8% against 9.2% Share of Search.
- [Ray White vs Harcourts: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/harcourts-vs-ray-white): 76.8% against 4% Share of Search.
- [Barfoot & Thompson vs Bayleys: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/barfoot-and-thompson-vs-bayleys): 10% against 9.2% Share of Search.
- [Barfoot & Thompson vs Harcourts: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/barfoot-and-thompson-vs-harcourts): 10% against 4% Share of Search.
- [Bayleys vs Harcourts: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/bayleys-vs-harcourts): 9.2% against 4% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand whangarei real estate agencies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Ray White gained estimated Share of Search among whangarei real estate agencies in New Zealand, from 75.8% to 76.8%.
- In August 2026, Bayleys lost estimated Share of Search among whangarei real estate agencies in New Zealand, from 11% to 9.2%.
- In August 2026, Barfoot & Thompson rose from 3rd to 2nd among whangarei real estate agencies in New Zealand.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Ray White | 76.8% | 5.4K | +14.3% | Ray White New Zealand |
| 2 | Barfoot & Thompson | 10% | 700 | +18.6% | Barfoot & Thompson |
| 3 | Bayleys | 9.2% | 640 | -5.9% | Bayleys Real Estate |
| 4 | Harcourts | 4% | 280 | +21.7% | Harcourts New Zealand |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Ray White | 6.6K | 74.8% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Bayleys | 1.1K | 11.9% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Barfoot & Thompson | 890 | 10.1% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Harcourts | 280 | 3.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Ray White | 7K | 76.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Bayleys | 1K | 11.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Barfoot & Thompson | 780 | 8.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Harcourts | 330 | 3.6% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Ray White | 6.2K | 75.6% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Bayleys | 900 | 11% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Barfoot & Thompson | 850 | 10.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Harcourts | 250 | 3% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Ray White | 7.2K | 78.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Barfoot & Thompson | 910 | 9.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Bayleys | 790 | 8.6% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Harcourts | 280 | 3.1% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Ray White | 7.7K | 78.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Bayleys | 1K | 10.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Barfoot & Thompson | 840 | 8.6% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Harcourts | 280 | 2.9% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Ray White | 7.7K | 78.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Bayleys | 960 | 9.7% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Barfoot & Thompson | 890 | 9% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Harcourts | 310 | 3.1% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Ray White | 6.2K | 78.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Bayleys | 780 | 9.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Barfoot & Thompson | 670 | 8.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Harcourts | 260 | 3.3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Ray White | 5.4K | 75% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Bayleys | 870 | 12.1% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Barfoot & Thompson | 670 | 9.3% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Harcourts | 260 | 3.6% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Ray White | 4.8K | 74.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Barfoot & Thompson | 710 | 11% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Bayleys | 690 | 10.7% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Harcourts | 270 | 4.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Ray White | 4.7K | 75.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Bayleys | 680 | 11% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Barfoot & Thompson | 590 | 9.5% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Harcourts | 230 | 3.7% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Ray White | 5.4K | 76.8% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Barfoot & Thompson | 700 | 10% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Bayleys | 640 | 9.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Harcourts | 280 | 4% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Barfoot & Thompson | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Bayleys | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Harcourts | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Ray White | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **Barfoot & Thompson**: Measured on the search terms “barfoot & thompson”, “barfoot & thompson agents”, “barfoot & thompson new zealand”, “barfoot & thompson nz”, “barfoot & thompson property management”, “barfoot & thompson real estate”, “barfoot & thompson rentals”, “barfoot & thompson whangarei”, “barfoot and thompson”, “barfoot and thompson agents”, “barfoot and thompson houses for sale”, “barfoot and thompson real estate”, “barfoot and thompson real estate agents”, “barfoot and thompson whangarei”, “barfoot auckland”, “barfoot thompson” and “barfoot&thompson”, summed into one figure.
- **Bayleys**: Measured on the search terms “bayley's real estate”, “bayleys”, “bayleys ashburton”, “bayleys auckland”, “bayleys blenheim”, “bayleys blenheim nz”, “bayleys cambridge”, “bayleys co nz”, “bayleys gisborne”, “bayleys gisborne rentals”, “bayleys hamilton”, “bayleys hastings”, “bayleys houses for sale”, “bayleys kapiti”, “bayleys masterton”, “bayleys new zealand”, “bayleys nz”, “bayleys paraparaumu”, “bayleys property management”, “bayleys property management whanganui”, “bayleys real estate”, “bayleys real estate agents”, “bayleys real estate ashburton”, “bayleys real estate ashburton nz”, “bayleys real estate auckland”, “bayleys real estate blenheim”, “bayleys real estate blenheim nz”, “bayleys real estate hastings”, “bayleys real estate hastings nz”, “bayleys real estate kapiti”, “bayleys real estate masterton”, “bayleys real estate new zealand”, “bayleys real estate nz”, “bayleys real estate paraparaumu”, “bayleys real estate properties for sale”, “bayleys real estate queenstown”, “bayleys real estate rentals”, “bayleys real estate whakatane”, “bayleys real estate whanganui”, “bayleys realestate”, “bayleys rentals”, “bayleys rentals blenheim”, “bayleys rentals nz”, “bayleys timaru”, “bayleys wellington”, “bayleys whakatane”, “bayleys whanganui”, “bayleys whangarei” and “bayleys.co.nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Harcourts**: Measured on the search terms “harcourt's”, “harcourts”, “harcourts agents”, “harcourts ashburton”, “harcourts auckland”, “harcourts auckland rentals”, “harcourts blenheim”, “harcourts blenheim nz”, “harcourts blenheim rentals”, “harcourts christchurch”, “harcourts christchurch nz”, “harcourts hamilton”, “harcourts hastings”, “harcourts hastings nz”, “harcourts houses for sale”, “harcourts houses for sale ashburton”, “harcourts houses for sale blenheim”, “harcourts invercargill”, “harcourts new zealand”, “harcourts nz”, “harcourts property for sale”, “harcourts property management”, “harcourts real estate”, “harcourts real estate agents”, “harcourts real estate ashburton”, “harcourts real estate blenheim”, “harcourts real estate hastings”, “harcourts real estate rentals”, “harcourts rentals”, “harcourts rentals blenheim”, “harcourts rentals hastings”, “harcourts rotorua”, “harcourts rotorua rentals”, “harcourts taupo”, “harcourts tauranga”, “harcourts timaru”, “harcourts timaru nz”, “harcourts wellington”, “harcourts whakatane”, “harcourts whanganui”, “harcourts whangarei”, “harcourts.net”, “harcourtstaupo” and “harcourtswhangarei”, summed into one figure.
- **Ray White**: Measured on the search terms “ray white”, “ray white agents”, “ray white ashburton”, “ray white ashburton rentals”, “ray white auckland”, “ray white auckland rentals”, “ray white blenheim”, “ray white cambridge”, “ray white christchurch”, “ray white christchurch rentals”, “ray white gisborne”, “ray white gisborne nz”, “ray white gisborne rentals”, “ray white hamilton”, “ray white houses for sale”, “ray white houses for sale blenheim”, “ray white invercargill”, “ray white masterton”, “ray white near me”, “ray white new zealand”, “ray white nz”, “ray white nz rentals”, “ray white otaki”, “ray white queenstown”, “ray white queenstown nz”, “ray white queenstown rentals”, “ray white real estate”, “ray white real estate agents”, “ray white real estate ashburton”, “ray white real estate blenheim”, “ray white real estate new zealand”, “ray white real estate nz”, “ray white real estate otaki”, “ray white real estate queenstown”, “ray white real estate rentals”, “ray white real estate waikanae”, “ray white real estate wanganui”, “ray white rentals”, “ray white rentals queenstown”, “ray white rentals wanganui”, “ray white rotorua”, “ray white rotorua rentals”, “ray white taupo”, “ray white tauranga”, “ray white tauranga rentals”, “ray white timaru”, “ray white timaru rentals”, “ray white wellington”, “ray white wellington nz”, “ray white whakatane”, “ray white whangarei”, “ray white whangarei rentals”, “raywhite”, “raywhite ashburton”, “raywhite christchurch”, “raywhite queenstown”, “raywhite rentals”, “raywhite taupo”, “rwgisborne co nz”, “rwgisborne.co.nz”, “rwinvercargill co nz”, “rwinvercargill.co.nz”, “rwrotorua”, “rwrotorua co nz”, “rwrotorua.co.nz”, “rwtaupo.co.nz”, “rwwhangarei”, “rwwhangarei co nz” and “rwwhangarei.co.nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Barfoot & Thompson](/demand/nz/brands/barfoot-and-thompson)
- [Bayleys](/demand/nz/brands/bayleys)
- [Harcourts](/demand/nz/brands/harcourts)
- [Ray White](/demand/nz/brands/ray-white)

## 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 brand is most popular in search among whangarei real estate agencies in New Zealand?

In August 2026, Ray White was the most searched among whangarei real estate agencies in New Zealand, with an estimated 5.4K branded searches and 76.8% estimated Share of Search within this set.

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