Plus the tenant risk most investors miss, four-star short-let standards, AI tenant screening and today’s free Winelands webinar at 12:00.
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Real Estate Investor Magazine, October 2026
A second read | October 2026
Missed these in the October REImag?
Can your body corporate ban Airbnb? Is your tenant the real risk? Four stories worth a second look, plus today’s free REI Live webinar.
Read the October edition
Free to read on rei.co.za, all 193 pages.
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Airbnb Under Fire: Short-Term Rentals, Investor Rights & Airbnb’s Future in South Africa
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More from the October issue
Your biggest investment risk isn’t the property. It’s the tenant.
Asset management | Page 34
Your biggest investment risk isn’t the property. It’s the tenant.
One bad tenant can wipe out years of rental profits. Jaco Grobbelaar explains why choosing the right tenant matters as much as buying the right property, and how better screening protects your income.
Read the article
 
Can your body corporate ban Airbnb?
Ask the experts | Page 6
Can your body corporate ban Airbnb?
The short answer is yes, but not by decree. Attorney Johlene Wasserman explains where the power to restrict short-term letting comes from. She’s on our 11 November panel too.
Read the article
 
Four-Star Standards: How design & fit-out impact occupancy and rate
Hospitality | Page 18
Four-Star Standards: How design & fit-out impact occupancy and rate
Guests judge a short-let within seconds. ITC Hospitality Group on why fit-out is a revenue lever, not a one-off expense.
Read the article
 
AI tenant screening: Catch fraud before you hand over the keys
Technology & AI | Page 154
AI tenant screening: Catch fraud before you hand over the keys
From altered bank statements to questionable income claims: how AI-powered screening helps landlords decide faster.
Read the article
Also in this edition
Cover story
eXp Realty & Laureus: A partnership changing futures through sport
p. 10
Investor intelligence
The 14% property yield trap: What investors really earn
p. 140
Student accommodation
Student housing: The numbers every investor must know
p. 110
Property development
SA’s 2 million-home gap: Could you build the solution?
p. 64
Events
Property’s big night: Investor of the Year 2026
p. 176
Commercial
One property partner. More ways to build wealth.
p. 50
Wealth building
Infinite Capital: From R1m to R50m, the property wealth playbook
p. 96
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