Compliance Built Into Every Delivery

California Business and Professions Code Section 10140.8 requires a conspicuous disclosure statement on or adjacent to every digitally altered listing image, plus a link to a publicly accessible website showing the original, unaltered photo. SEAREI handles both automatically.

Washington requires disclosure that images have been virtually staged and that items shown may not be included with the property. SEAREI attaches that disclosure to every delivery — on the image where a board requires it, in the listing where it doesn’t.

The Northwest MLS publishes its rules to members only, so we cite no specific NWMLS rule. What is public: the NAR Code of Ethics (SOP 12-10) bars misleading listing images. SEAREI attaches clear disclosure to every delivery.

British Columbia requires disclosure that images have been digitally altered to show virtual staging. SEAREI attaches that disclosure, hosts the original, and issues a verification page and certificate.

The California Regional MLS layers Rule 11.5.2 on top of AB 723. SEAREI includes a clear virtually-staged disclosure on the image and hosts the original, addressing the on-image disclosure portion of CRMLS Rule 11.5.2 / AB 723 §10140.8; the agent still labels the photo-description field and places the original adjacent (confirm your board's current rule).

Stellar MLS Article 04.04 requires "Virtually staged" in the photo description, the checkbox ticked, and an exact public-remarks sentence — and prohibits on-image text. SEAREI’s delivery adds no on-image mark (what Stellar requires), hosts the original, and issues a verification page and certificate; you complete the Stellar MLS-field steps.

ARMLS Rule 8.23 bans text and non-ARMLS watermarks on media; virtual staging uses the Flexmls Digitally Altered disclosure. SEAREI hosts the original and issues a verification page and certificate; the on-image overlay is not yet ARMLS-compliant.

Houston's HAR Rule 1.25.1 splits virtual staging in two — furniture-only needs a photo-description note; altering real property needs more. SEAREI documents the rule and hosts the original; confirm HAR’s current requirement before publishing.

Austin's Unlock MLS (ACTRIS) Rule 2.15 requires a non-staged image of the same view and prohibits overlaid text on photos. SEAREI’s delivery adds no on-image text (what ACTRIS requires), hosts the original as the companion image, and issues a verification page and certificate; you complete the ACTRIS MLS-side steps.

The North Texas MLS rulebook has no dedicated virtual-staging rule; §7.30 bars modifications that misrepresent the property. SEAREI keeps disclosures accurate and the original accessible.

Canopy MLS §1.18.1 requires the disclosure directly on the virtually staged image, with Canopy’s specific label — captions are not accepted. SEAREI documents the rule and hosts the original; our current delivery is not yet Canopy-compliant.

From January 1, 2027 Wisconsin licensees must disclose in all advertising when technology or AI altered the property in a way that creates a false or misleading impression. No watermark, wording or placement is prescribed.

The OneKey rulebook contains no virtual-staging rule; Rule 307.1 requires images to reflect only the listed property and to carry no contact or identifying information.

REcolorado's MLS Policy §1.20 states plainly that "Virtual staging is allowed" — no watermark, no remarks sentence, no original photo. Renderings and builder models are the exception and must be disclosed.

CVR MLS §5.8.2 requires disclosure of virtually staged or enhanced photos in the REMARKS field. No watermark, no wording prescribed; the published Fine Chart carries $250.

NorthstarMLS recommends — does not require — disclosing virtual staging in agent remarks, public remarks or photo captions. Its listing-photo policy separately bars all on-image text.

MRED §6.2.3 requires only a Y/N data field — "Are Any Property Photos Virtually Staged?" — not a watermark, caption, or remarks sentence. §6.1.1 bars URLs, QR codes, logos and branding on listing photos, so an on-image badge is itself a violation.

Bright MLS's entire staging rule is one sentence (Appendix E §4.E.1): virtually-staged photos must be disclosed in the MLS. No wording, field, caption, watermark or original photo is required — and §4.A.2 bars text or graphics added to a photo, so it can't go on the image. Covers DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA and WV.

MLS PIN's rulebook contains no virtual-staging rule at all. What it does impose (§1.0(f) and (e)) limits an image to objective property information and bars a URL or QR code on the photo — so a verification link burned into the image is prohibited by name. Photo-content violations run up to $500.

Metro MLS asks for three things: the unaltered main photo first, each original immediately followed by the Flexmls-watermarked version, and "Photos are Digitally Altered" in Public Remarks. The watermark is the MLS's own tool — a third-party badge fails the rule and violates its no-branding policy.

NORIS §4.5 requires the phrase "Virtually Staged" both on the image and in the photo description — one of the few US MLSs that mandates an on-image label. But §4.5(f) bans branding on that photo, so the label may carry no vendor name, logo or URL. Penalty: photo removal plus $100.