Which Vancouver Mortgage Brokers Does AI Name? 2026 Study
Study date: October 23, 2026
Pinsky Mortgages is the name AI gave most for Vancouver mortgage brokers, with 25 mentions. Watts Mortgages, GLM Mortgage Group and Pilot Mortgage Group followed with 14 each. We counted them from 25 questions put to ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overview on October 23, 2026.
In all, the engines named 35 mortgage businesses 236 times. The top 4 took 67 of those mentions (28.4%).
These numbers are what the AI engines returned. They are not Beket AI’s opinion or a ranking of quality. AI answers change over time, so read this as a snapshot.
This page is not financial advice, and it is not an endorsement of any broker or lender.
| Study detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Study date | October 23, 2026 |
| Location setting | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Language | English |
| Engines | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overview (one audit) |
| Questions | 25 selected questions, plus 4 discovery prompts |
| Answers recorded | 63 |
| Mortgage businesses named | 35 |
| Mentions | 236 |
Which mortgage businesses did AI name most?
Pinsky Mortgages led on mentions and was also named first most often, 8 times.
| Rank | Broker or lender | Mentions | Share of mentions | Times named first |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pinsky Mortgages | 25 | 10.6% | 8 |
| 2 | Watts Mortgages | 14 | 5.9% | 2 |
| 2 | GLM Mortgage Group | 14 | 5.9% | 0 |
| 2 | Pilot Mortgage Group | 14 | 5.9% | 0 |
| 31 other mortgage businesses | 169 | 71.6% | 28 | |
| All 35 mortgage businesses | 236 | 100% | 38 |
Source: Beket AI market audit, October 23, 2026. Name variants combined. Tied names share a rank and are listed by times named first.
The answers named banks and other lenders next to brokers. We kept them in the counts, because the engines offered them as options.
Did ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overview name the same mortgage businesses?
No. Each engine had its own list. The name each engine gave most:
- ChatGPT: Pinsky Mortgages (20)
- Perplexity: Pinsky Mortgages, The Mortgage Professionals and True North Mortgage (5 each)
- Google AI Overview: Watts Mortgages, RBC and Your Equity Mortgage (3 each)
| ChatGPT | Perplexity | Google AI Overview | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Answers recorded | 29 | 29 | 5 |
| Selected questions answered | 25 of 25 | 25 of 25 | 5 of 25 |
| Discovery prompts answered | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Sources cited | 138 | 465 | 35 |
| Mortgage businesses named | 29 | 27 | 9 |
| Mentions | 148 | 70 | 18 |
Source: Beket AI market audit, October 23, 2026. Answers and sources from the audit’s answer log. Names and mentions from the market report’s per engine split.
ChatGPT
ChatGPT answered all 25 selected questions and 4 discovery prompts. Its 29 answers cited 138 sources. It named 29 mortgage businesses 148 times.
| Rank | Broker or lender | Mentions on ChatGPT | Times named first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pinsky Mortgages | 20 | 5 |
| 2 | Pilot Mortgage Group | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | GLM Mortgage Group | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | Watts Mortgages | 11 | 1 |
| 4 | Sneg Mortgage Team | 11 | 0 |
| 24 other mortgage businesses | 79 | 9 | |
| All 29 mortgage businesses this engine named | 148 | 15 |
Perplexity
Perplexity also answered all 25 questions and 4 discovery prompts. It cited the most sources, 465 across 29 answers. It named 27 mortgage businesses 70 times.
| Rank | Broker or lender | Mentions on Perplexity | Times named first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pinsky Mortgages | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | The Mortgage Professionals | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | True North Mortgage | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Niche Mortgages | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Butler Mortgage | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | The Mortgage Group | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Vu Le Mortgage Group | 4 | 0 |
| 20 other mortgage businesses | 39 | 10 | |
| All 27 mortgage businesses this engine named | 70 | 20 |
Google AI Overview
The audit recorded an AI Overview for only 5 of its 29 prompts. Those answers named 9 mortgage businesses 18 times.
| Rank | Broker or lender | Mentions on Google AI Overview | Times named first |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watts Mortgages | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | RBC | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Your Equity Mortgage | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Butler Mortgage | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | CIBC | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Vancity | 2 | 0 |
| 3 other mortgage businesses | 3 | 1 | |
| All 9 mortgage businesses this engine named | 18 | 3 |
Source: Beket AI market audit, October 23, 2026. Name variants combined. Tied names share a rank.
How did the engines differ?
Six of the 35 mortgage businesses were named by all three engines. Meanwhile 11 came up on only one engine.
Pinsky Mortgages led ChatGPT with 20 mentions and shared first place on Perplexity with 5. All 14 mentions of Pilot Mortgage Group came from ChatGPT. ChatGPT gave 148 of the 236 mentions, so it shaped most of the combined list.
Google AI Overview’s top names were Watts Mortgages, RBC and Your Equity Mortgage (3 each). Its list included the banks RBC and CIBC and the credit union Vancity.
How did we run the study?
We ran one Beket AI market audit on October 23, 2026, between 20:07 and 20:18 UTC. Its location was set to Vancouver, British Columbia, and its language to English.
- Questions. The audit had 25 selected questions, the same on all three engines. None named a business.
- Discovery prompts. The audit also added 4 longer prompts of its own, and the counts include their answers.
- Mentions. A mention is a business named in an answer. Share is a business’s mentions divided by all 236 mentions.
- Times named first. This counts answers where that business came first.
- Threshold. Every name in the results had at least 2 mentions. A business named only once may not appear here.
- Name variants. We combined spellings of the same business, taking 40 names down to 35. The merges are listed below.
- Left out. The answers also named a rate comparison website, a business review site and a review software company. Together they had 12 mentions. They are not brokers or lenders, so we left them out.
| Combined as | Spellings in the data |
|---|---|
| Pilot Mortgage Group | Pilot Mortgage Group; Pilot Mortgages |
| RBC | RBC; Royal Bank |
| Syndicate Lending Corporation | Syndicate Lending Corporation; Syndicate Lending |
| Clever Lending | Clever Lending; Clever Lending Mortgage Team |
| The Mortgage Group | The Mortgage Group; TMG The Mortgage Group |
Our earlier studies of Seattle dentists, Seattle plumbers and Seattle house cleaners used the same kind of audit. Our Vancouver electricians study shows how much two engines can differ. We did not rate, verify or rank any mortgage broker ourselves.
How far can you trust these numbers?
Treat them as one careful snapshot, not a verdict.
- One run on one day. Answers can differ by day, by phrasing and by user.
- Google AI Overview was recorded for only 5 questions, so most counts come from ChatGPT and Perplexity.
- If one answer used two spellings of the same name, merging could count it twice.
- One or two mentions can change a rank near the top.
- Only three engines were tested. Other AI tools may answer differently.
- A mention says nothing about service, licensing, fees or results.
What questions did we ask?
The 25 selected questions, asked on all three engines:
- Bank vs mortgage broker in Vancouver
- Best mortgage brokers in Vancouver for low rates
- who has the lowest mortgage rates in Vancouver right now
- how to choose a mortgage broker in Vancouver
- mortgage brokers for self employed borrowers in Vancouver
- reverse mortgage advice in Vancouver BC
- how do mortgage brokers get paid in BC
- highly rated mortgage brokers in Vancouver with good reviews
- mortgage brokers for investment properties in Vancouver
- mortgage brokers for first time home buyers in Vancouver
- mortgage brokers in Surrey BC
- mortgage brokers in Richmond BC
- mortgage refinance brokers in Vancouver
- mortgage pre approval in Vancouver BC
- mortgage renewal brokers in Vancouver BC
- mortgage brokers in Burnaby
- mortgage brokers for bad credit in Vancouver BC
- private mortgage lenders in Vancouver BC
- mortgage brokers in North Vancouver
- independent mortgage brokers in Vancouver
- mortgage brokers for presale condos in Vancouver
- mortgage brokers who speak Mandarin in Vancouver
- mortgage brokers for new immigrants in Vancouver
- home equity line of credit through a mortgage broker in Vancouver
- top mortgage brokers in Vancouver
Discovery prompts the audit added on its own:
- “Which mortgage brokerage firms in Vancouver specialize in self-employed home buyers and alternative lending?”
- “Who are the top-rated mortgage brokers in Vancouver for first-time homebuyers?”
- “What are the most recommended independent mortgage brokerages in the Lower Mainland to compare against big bank rates?”
- “I’m looking to buy a condo in downtown Vancouver and need a broker to help me get pre-approved quickly. Who should I contact?”
How can a mortgage broker check its own AI answers?
Any business can run its own free check at https://beket.ai. The free Beket AI audit covers 25 prompts across 3 engines. A business can also ask Beket AI for another run of this study.
About the author: Nur Rysbek is the CEO of Beket AI.
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