NewBuild Africa:
new homes and
the buyers looking for them.
A map of Kenya's new developments, where buyers say what they want and developers pay only when a sale completes.
Photo: MC G'Zay on Pexels
New homes are hard
to find and compare.
In Kenya, a buyer looking for a new apartment has to piece the market together from developers' own sites, property portals, social media and agents. Prices, completion dates and payment plans sit in brochures. Developers, for their part, spend on adverts without knowing what buyers in an area actually want.
No single place to look
Projects are spread across many channels, and some are sold before they are ever advertised widely.
Off-plan is complicated
Unit sizes, prices, completion stage and payment plans are presented differently by every developer.
Developers guess
There is no simple way for buyers to tell developers: this is my area, my budget and the home I need.
One map of new homes,
and of the buyers.
NewBuild puts Kenya's new developments and the people who want to buy on one map. In November 2026 it listed 19 developments across four counties, with a page for each county, ward and development.
- Development pages: unit types, sizes in m², prices in KSh, completion dates, payment plans, amenities and photos.
- Buyer interests: areas, size, budget, unit type, tenure and completion stage. Buyers stay anonymous until they choose to talk.
- Matching: a development is shown to buyers whose area, budget, size, unit type and stage fit.
- Reviewed listings: every development is checked before it goes live, and sold units come off the map.
- English and Kiswahili.
Three steps, and the
developer pays at the last.
There is no listing fee and no subscription. NewBuild earns an agreed success fee only when a buyer it introduced completes a purchase.
Buyers post what they want
Where, what size, what budget, and whether off-plan, under construction or ready. It is free and commits them to nothing.
Developers add their projects
A pin on the map, the stage, completion date and starting price, with photos and floor plans. NewBuild reviews it before it goes live.
Introduce, then sell
When a buyer fits, NewBuild passes them to the developer's sales team for a viewing. The fee is due only on a completed sale.
For developersCustomers first,
then the raise.
NewBuild is in the Revise Accelerator. Like every member, it works on customers before funding: prove that developers and buyers use it, then prepare to raise.
Supply first, then buyers
A buyer only posts an interest if there is something to see. The first focus is real developments with full details in Nairobi, then buyer interests around them.
Paid on results
A success fee only works with clear attribution, so every introduction is registered with the developer before a viewing.
Checked before it goes live
In off-plan property, trust decides everything. Listings are reviewed, and approvals are checked before a development is promoted.
Early, and honest
about it.
NewBuild went live in October 2026, so it is early. We will update this story with real numbers on developers, buyers and introductions as they come in.
Developers listing directly
Move from public project information to developers sending their own price lists and availability.
More buyers in Nairobi
Build buyer interests where most of the developments are before spreading out.
Beyond Kenya
The site is set up country by country, so other African markets can be added when Kenya works.
Building something like NewBuild?
The Revise Accelerator is equity-free, with a named operator, Revise OS and investor introductions.