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Stephanie Murray Mortgages

Mortgage broker · Bryndwr, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 123 Christchurch mortgage brokers.

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Checked12 October 2026
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Stephanie Murray Mortgages

Mortgage broker · Bryndwr, Christchurch

Where you stand#20of 123 mortgage brokers
Overall health8.4/10across the eight areas

Going well

08Opening hours10.004Listings and social8.407Google search and traffic8.101Google listing8.005Facebook page6.703Map positions6.3

Where we can help

02Reviews3.906Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Stephanie Murray Mortgages is a Christchurch-based mortgage broker in Bryndwr specialising in first homes, subsequent purchases, refinancing and property investment. With 25 years of banking experience and personal experience in property investing, the broker offers weekday and weekend appointments, meeting clients in person, by Zoom or phone to guide them through loan lifecycles.

Stephanie Murray Mortgages is a mortgage broker based in the Bryndwr suburb of Christchurch. The practice focuses on helping customers with first-home purchases, subsequent home buys, refinancing and property investment lending.

Services emphasise end-to-end support across the loan lifecycle, including loan structuring, fixing rates and assistance when clients are ready to buy or sell again. The broker draws on 25 years of experience in the banking industry and hands-on property investor knowledge.

Customers commonly report helpful, friendly service and an adviser who stays involved through long purchase journeys. The broker is available seven days a week and offers meetings in person, via Zoom or by phone, which is reflected in reviews that note consistent, supportive communication.

Locally, Stephanie Murray Mortgages presents as a Christchurch mortgage adviser with deep banking experience and investor perspective. The combination of long industry experience, weekday and weekend availability, and a focus on both owner-occupiers and investors is a practical point of difference for customers in the area.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Stephanie Murray Mortgages shows a very high overall health on Google Business Listing, indicating strong completeness and optimisation. The most notable findings are a claimed listing with a visible phone number and a working website link, plus the Open-for-Business status. The top remaining opportunity is expanding the photo set to improve visibility and engagement among local customers.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top two opportunities

  • 1
    Photos on the listingYou have fewer photos than nearly every business here, so a customer comparing you against them builds a picture of their work and guesses at yours.
  • 2
    Category fitYour categories cover less of this market than nearly every competitor, so someone searching for a job you actually do is shown a list your listing was never entered into.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 5 of them.
8.0Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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5.0 ★★★★★ (2)
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From the business

Speciality areas First home, subsequent home, refinance, and property investment. With 25 years of experience in the banking industry I’m here and ready to help you realise your property goals whether you are a first home buyer, property investor, or somewhere in-between. As a property investor myself, I have a good understanding of property investing and the various challenges involved in owning rental properties. I will be with you through the lifecycle of your loan, guiding you through loan restructuring, fixing your loan rates, and when you are ready to buy and sell again. There is no greater pleasure for me than assisting and seeing people reach their property goals. I’m available 7 days a week to meet with you in person, via zoom

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Stephanie Murray Mortgages shows a healthy profile on Google Business with a 4.9/10 health score indicating room for improvement. The most notable finding is a top-10% star rating reflecting high customer satisfaction, supported by ongoing activity in collecting reviews and strong engagement from the owner. Continued focus on quality experiences can lift confidence and overall scores.

Strengths

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    Star ratingYour rating is among the highest in this market and it does its own selling - a customer sees it before they read anything else.
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    Response rateYou answer virtually every review, which almost nobody in this market does, and the page reads as a business that is present.

Top two opportunities

  • 1
    Review confidenceRating and review volume together sit well behind this market, which means a customer comparing you has both halves of the picture reading thin.
  • 2
    Review countYour review count sits well below what buyers here are used to seeing, which means a customer comparing options side by side reads you as the less proven choice.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
3.9Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Daniel S.★★★★★ · 6 months ago

Highly recommended, very helpful and friendly staff that stick with you no matter how long the house purchase journey takes 👍

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It was a pleasure to work with you and thank you for the 5-star review

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Riria K.★★★★★ · a year ago

Awesome Janet helped us so much she was really awesome thank you so much

Response from the owner

It was my pleasure to help you. Thank you for the 5 stars

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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

The Maps Search Performance health for Stephanie Murray Mortgages sits at 5.9 out of 10, indicating an above-average presence in Google Maps results with room to grow. Top findings show strong performance for core Bryndwr keywords such as finance broker in bryndwr and mortgage broker in bryndwr (both rank position 2). There is steady momentum in the wider suburbs but opportunity exists to climb higher in aggregate and borough results.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

  • 1
    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than the middle of the field, so customers searching from outside your own patch are finding you.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches more often than the middle of your suburb, so a customer searching nearby is likely to see you in the first handful.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
6.3Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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1Top three for "mortgage broker" in 1 suburb, seen in 7
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Philip Antony Mortgage Adviser5.0 ★ (38) · Mortgage broker
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Stephanie Murray Mortgages25.0 ★ (2) · Mortgage broker
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Squirrel South Island4.9 ★ (651) · Mortgage broker
4
MYLend5.0 ★ (69) · Mortgage broker
Map positionsChristchurch mortgage brokers · 123 businesses
You are #46 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Stephanie Murray Mortgages has a very high health score and strong social presence, with active Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn profiles. The most important findings are the outstanding social profiles and complete LinkedIn listings, which help reach more customers. Opportunities focus on adding TikTok, Neighbourly, Yellow Directory, GrabOne, and TikTok Directory listings to broaden reach.

Strengths

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    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page, and the trail is strong enough that nobody would question it is yours - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page, and the trail between you and it is unambiguous - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    LinkedIn CompanyWe can see your LinkedIn Company listing (https://linkedin.com/company/stephanie-murray-mortgages) found via: Google search results, Your website.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 2
    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
  • 3
    Neighbourly ProfileWe could not find an active Neighbourly Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
14 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.4Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Instagramstephaniemurray_mortgagesStephanie Murray Mortgages | Instagram✓
LinkedInstephanie-murray-mortgagesStephanie Murray Mortgages | LinkedIn✓
FacebookstephaniemurraymortgagesStephanie Murray Mortgages | Facebook✓
Finance Advisers Providerstephanie-murray-mortgages-limited-new-plymouth-FSP755132Stephanie Murray Mortgages | Finance Advisers Provider
TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    Where your page link pointsThe link on your page goes to a domain that is yours, so a visitor who came for the photos leaves on your terms and the enquiry lands in your inbox rather than someone else's.
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    A page address you choseThe address on your page carries your business name, so a customer told about you at a barbecue can find the page by typing what they heard.
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    A phone numberA phone number shows on your page, so the person who found you on Facebook before they found your website can ring straight from it.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    A street addressYour page publishes no street address, so someone deciding whether you are near enough to bother with has nothing to check and moves on to a page that tells them.
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    What your page says about youThere is more in your intro than in half the pages here, so a visitor has a real sense of the business before they reach the photos.
  • 3
    People following your pageMore people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post can travel past your own customers when one of them shares it into a local group.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
6.7Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Facebook pageChristchurch mortgage brokers · 123 businesses
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Your website

Stephanie Murray Mortgages shows a very strong on-page SEO health for its homepage, with a 9.4 out of 10 score. The top achievements include an excellent meta description, a valid favicon, sufficient text content, no render-blocking resources, and a visible H1 tag, all supporting clear search presence and user relevance.

Strengths

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    Domain HealthYour site answers cleanly over a secure connection, so a customer clicking through from Google lands where they expect with nothing in the way.
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    The shape of your link profileYour links come from about as wide a range of sites as anything in this market, and the mix of link types looks entirely natural.
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    Meta descriptionYour search summary sits in the length that reads in full on most screens, which is as far as length alone can take it - a narrow phone still cuts the tail off a line this size.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Separate sites linking to youMore separate websites link to you than half the businesses here, so a reasonable spread of places vouch for you.
  • 2
    Pages linking to youMore pages link to you than half the businesses here, so search engines have a reasonable number of routes into your site.
  • 3
    Domain UniquenessYour web address is shared with other businesses, which is normal for a franchise or a multi-site group.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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1Separate sites linking to you
2Pages linking to you
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How people find you on Google

Stephanie Murray Mortgages shows solid website traffic health with a 7.7/10 score. Organic traffic value is in the 50-75% band, indicating good visibility and ongoing branding potential. Opportunities focus on paid traffic start-up, with small, targeted campaigns and careful landing-page work, plus continuing content and backlinks to lift organic position.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    What you spend on adsWe can see no paid search activity for your site, which in most local markets is the norm rather than a gap.
  • 2
    Monthly ad visitsYour site receives no visitors from paid search, which for most local businesses in this market is the norm rather than a problem.
  • 3
    Search terms you advertise onYou are not covering any search terms with ads, which for most local businesses here is normal.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
8.1Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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About 243 visits a month from search, across 121 searches
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Your hours against demand

City-level demand data is not available, so precise hour-by-hour alignment cannot be determined. Stephanie Murray Mortgages currently lists weekday and weekend appointment availability, which likely covers common client windows. No specific strong alignment or missed-opportunity hours can be identified from the supplied data. The broker should collect local search and booking patterns to fine-tune opening hours toward peak demand.

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandWe could not measure your hours against local demand, which almost always means your listing shows no opening hours at all.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
10.0Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Stephanie Murray Mortgages
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Hours 1
Monday8am-8pm
Tuesday8am-8pm
Wednesday8am-8pm
Thursday8am-8pm
Friday8am-8pm
Saturday8am-8pm
Sunday8am-8pm
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02Reviews2 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#20of 123 Christchurch mortgage brokers
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