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Real Asset Finance

Finance broker · Hornby-Islington, 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
Your marketChristchurch mortgage brokers · 123 businesses
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Real Asset Finance

Finance broker · Hornby-Islington, Christchurch

Where you stand#61of 123 mortgage brokers
Overall health5.1/10across the eight areas

Going well

08Opening hours10.005Facebook page8.7

Where we can help

01Google listing4.707Google search and traffic4.302Reviews3.003Map positions2.004Listings and social1.906Your website-
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Real Asset Finance is a commercial and asset finance broker based in Hornby, Christchurch. They help New Zealand businesses secure funding for vehicles, equipment and other business assets, offering practical finance options, fast turnaround and solutions tailored to clients' cashflow and goals.

Real Asset Finance is a commercial and asset finance broker located in Hornby, Christchurch. They work with New Zealand businesses to secure funding for vehicles, equipment and other business assets.

They state they take time to ask the right questions, understand clients' goals and cashflow, and present clear finance options. Their services cover commercial and equipment finance and include practical options designed to support positive cashflow.

Customers commonly report professional, knowledgeable and helpful service. Reviews note quick responses, practical advice and assistance with refinancing, loan transfers and asset purchases, and say the broker helped reduce stress during finance transactions.

Locally, Real Asset Finance is positioned as a Christchurch-based specialist in commercial and asset funding. Clients can expect a broker-focused approach that emphasises clear options, timely turnaround and support for businesses seeking asset finance in the Hornby area.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Real Asset Finance shows a solid overall health in Google Business Listing with room for targeted improvements. The listing already has a clear title, open-for-business status, an active website link, a claimed status and a visible phone number, which supports customer inquiries and trust. The two main focuses are the listing description and the photo library.

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 three opportunities

  • 1
    Description lengthYour description gives a reader less than half the listings here do, so someone reading yours and then a competitor's gets less to go on from you.
  • 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.
  • 3
    Photos on the listingThere are more pictures on most listings around you than on yours, so a customer flicking between them gets a fuller look at the businesses either side of you.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
4.7Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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5.0 ★★★★★ (9)
Finance broker · Hornby-Islington2
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OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
From the business

Let’s Talk! We are a Commercial & Asset Finance Broker helping New Zealand businesses secure the right funding for vehicles, equipment, and business assets. We take the time to ask the right questions, understand your goals and cashflow, and then present clear finance options that fit your situation. Expect practical options, fast turnaround, and funding solutions designed to help your business move forward with confidence and positive cashflow.

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Google listingChristchurch mortgage brokers · 123 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Real Asset Finance shows below average Google review health with an overall score of 3.1 out of 10. The business has a top 10% star rating, indicating strong customer satisfaction, and is making progress on review volume and response effort. Continued engagement and steady review growth are needed to lift overall confidence.

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.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Response rateYou have replied to a small share of your reviews, so most customers reading your page still see feedback about you with no voice from you anywhere on it.
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    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together sit behind half the businesses here, so a customer weighing three listings has slightly less reason to trust yours.
  • 3
    Review countYour review count sits under the middle of this market, so you are readable to a customer without yet being convincing.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
3.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Real Asset Finance
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5.0★★★★★9 reviews 3
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Mark D.★★★★★ · Edited a year ago

We have used Roger to help us refinance existing loans within our joinery business and to finance the purchase of new plant. We have found him to be very professional and able to offer lots of advise and options. We would happily recommend...

Response from the owner1

Thanks Mark, nice to get this done in under 4 hours!

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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Real Asset Finance shows a solid health score in Google Maps at 4.8 out of 10, indicating average visibility. The most notable finding is a strong ranking for several suburb-focused keywords, such as finance broker in Hei Hei and in Broomfield, which anchors local relevance. However, progress is needed in broader aggregate and suburb-level maps results to improve overall visibility.

Strengths

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

Top two opportunities

  • 1
    Maps visibility across the city groupYou barely turn up in Google Maps searches across the suburbs around you, so the customers who search by what they need rather than by your name never see you at all.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbWe are not seeing you in Maps searches in your own suburb, which is the search a customer standing a street away actually makes.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
2.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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1Top three for "finance broker" in 2 suburbs, seen in 9
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Instant Finance Hornby3.8 ★ (21) · Finance broker
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Fair City Finance2.7 ★ (7) · Finance broker
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MTF Hornby4.9 ★ (113) · Finance broker
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Real Asset Finance25.0 ★ (9) · Finance broker
Map positionsChristchurch mortgage brokers · 123 businesses
You are #98 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Real Asset Finance shows very low social presence health, with a 1.2 out of 10. The strongest existing asset is a LinkedIn Company listing that is current, but other channels are missing or lack trust. Immediate emphasis should be on completing and stabilising profiles on key platforms to increase visibility and trust among customers and local partners.

Strengths

  • ✓
    LinkedIn CompanyWe can see your LinkedIn Company listing (https://linkedin.com/company/real-asset-finance) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Instagram ProfileWe could not find an active Instagram Profile profile for your business, so a customer who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 2
    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page through search rather than through anything you own.
  • 3
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
14 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 4 of them.
1.9Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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LinkedInreal-asset-financeReal Asset Finance | LinkedIn✓
FacebookmtffinancehornbyReal Asset Finance | Facebook2
InstagramNo account found1
TiktokNo account found3
LinkedInNo listing found✓
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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 two opportunities

  • 1
    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than follow half the pages here.
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    What your page says about youYour intro is shorter than half the pages here.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 5 of them.
8.7Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
facebook
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454 followers 1
👋 We're the local finance specialists and can help you do more of the things you love.2
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🌐 mtf.co.nz/hornby✓
☎ +64 3-349 5921✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch mortgage brokers · 123 businesses
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06Your websiteMarketbase business report

Your website

Real Asset Finance shows an above-average on-page health with a 6.1/10 score. Key strengths include a valid favicon, a clear H1 tag, no frames, and a fast load time under 3 seconds, alongside a relevant title tag. These elements support quick indexing and trust, while room for improvement exists in meta description length, title tag length, text-to-page size ratio and HTTPS-related links.

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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    Domain UniquenessYour web address is yours alone, so everything your site earns - links, mentions, search standing - accumulates under your name and stays with the business.
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    FaviconThe tab your site opens in carries your own icon, so a customer with a dozen tabs going can find their way back to you by sight.

Top three opportunities

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    Separate sites linking to youOnly a handful of separate websites link to yours, well behind most of this market.
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    Page titleYour home page headline does not fit the space a search result gives it, so a searcher sees either a half-empty line or one that trails off before your name arrives.
  • 3
    Pages linking to youFewer pages link to yours than most of this market, so search engines have few routes into your site.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
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1Separate sites linking to you
2Page title
3Pages linking to you
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How people find you on Google

Real Asset Finance's website traffic health sits below average, with a 3.8/10 health score. The biggest near-term gains come from starting paid campaigns and building a measurable paid presence, while continuing to improve organic visibility. Key findings show no measurable paid traffic yet and limited paid spend, but organic traffic already above the bottom quartile.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth less than most businesses here, which means the work coming in arrives through word of mouth and repeat customers rather than through people searching for what you do.
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    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.
  • 3
    Monthly search visitsYour site draws fewer visitors from search than most businesses here, so most people looking for what you do are landing somewhere else.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
4.3Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Real Asset FinanceNot in these results
31About 1 visits a month from search, across 3 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch mortgage brokers · 123 businesses
You are #71 for Google search and traffic
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Real Asset Finance's published hours cannot be matched to city-level demand because local popularity data is unavailable. The health score of 3.2/10 suggests poor temporal alignment versus peers, but specifics about which hours align with demand, which are missed, or which may be inefficiencies cannot be determined from the supplied data. Recommendations focus on collecting local search and customer timing data first.

Strengths

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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
Real Asset Finance
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Hours 1
Monday7:30am-7pm
Tuesday7:30am-7pm
Wednesday7:30am-7pm
Thursday7:30am-7pm
Friday7:30am-7pm
Saturday7:30am-7pm
SundayClosed
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page2 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#61of 123 Christchurch mortgage brokers
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