{
  "version": "2026-08-09",
  "methodology": {
    "title": "Virtual-staging disclosure research methodology",
    "summary": "Stylst records what a public primary source says, separates explicit requirements from recommendations and uncertainty, and labels our practical guidance as guidance—not policy.",
    "correctionEmail": "hello@stylst.app",
    "reviewCadence": "Quarterly, and immediately after a known policy change"
  },
  "counts": {
    "required": 12,
    "recommended": 4,
    "unclear": 16
  },
  "rules": [
    {
      "id": "us-nar-code-of-ethics",
      "country": "United States",
      "authorityType": "national",
      "authorityName": "National Association of REALTORS®",
      "appliesTo": [
        "REALTORS® subject to the NAR Code of Ethics",
        "Real-estate advertising and representations"
      ],
      "status": "required",
      "summary": "Article 12 requires REALTORS® to present a true picture in advertising, marketing, and other representations. The published code does not prescribe a virtual-staging label, so members should pair accurate imagery with a clear disclosure and check local MLS rules.",
      "requiredWording": "No virtual-staging-specific wording is published in this source.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [
        "Any advertising treatment that fails to present a true picture"
      ],
      "guidance": "Label every altered image as virtually staged, retain the original, and follow the stricter state, MLS, or portal rule that applies.",
      "sourceTitle": "2026 Code of Ethics & Standards of Practice",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.nar.realtor/about-nar/governing-documents/code-of-ethics/2026-code-of-ethics-standards-of-practice",
      "sourcePublishedAt": "2026-01-01",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": true,
      "detailUrl": "https://stylst.app/virtual-staging-disclosure/rules/us-nar-code-of-ethics"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-california-ab-723",
      "country": "United States",
      "region": "California",
      "authorityType": "state",
      "authorityName": "California Legislature",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Digitally altered images used by a real-estate licensee in advertising",
        "California residential-property advertising beginning January 1, 2026"
      ],
      "status": "required",
      "summary": "AB 723 requires a conspicuous disclosure on or adjacent to a digitally altered image and access to the original image through a link, URL, or QR code. On a licensee-controlled site, the original image or a link to it must also be provided.",
      "requiredWording": "The statute requires a conspicuous statement that the image was digitally altered; it does not prescribe one exact phrase.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [
        "Presenting a covered digitally altered image without the required disclosure",
        "Withholding the original-image access required by the statute"
      ],
      "guidance": "Use “Virtually staged—digitally altered” on or beside the image and place the original immediately beside it or behind an obvious original-photo link.",
      "sourceTitle": "AB-723 Real estate: digitally altered images",
      "sourceUrl": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB723",
      "sourcePublishedAt": "2025-10-06",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": true,
      "detailUrl": "https://stylst.app/virtual-staging-disclosure/rules/us-california-ab-723"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-california-crmls",
      "country": "United States",
      "region": "California",
      "authorityType": "mls",
      "authorityName": "California Regional MLS (CRMLS)",
      "appliesTo": [
        "CRMLS listing images that are digitally altered or virtually staged"
      ],
      "status": "required",
      "summary": "CRMLS requires the unaltered image immediately before or after the altered version and a photo-description label such as “digitally altered” or “virtually staged.”",
      "requiredWording": "Use a clear photo-description label such as “digitally altered” or “virtually staged.”",
      "prohibitedEdits": [
        "Changing landscaping not included in the sale",
        "Adding or removing structures or permanent fixtures",
        "Removing unsightly external elements outside the property"
      ],
      "guidance": "Upload the original and staged image as an adjacent pair, repeat the disclosure in the photo description, and do not alter permanent property facts.",
      "sourceTitle": "Digitally Altered Image Guidance & FAQs",
      "sourceUrl": "https://kb.crmls.org/knowledgebase/digitally-altered-image-guidance-faqs/",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": true,
      "detailUrl": "https://stylst.app/virtual-staging-disclosure/rules/us-california-crmls"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-colorado-recolorado",
      "country": "United States",
      "region": "Colorado",
      "authorityType": "mls",
      "authorityName": "REcolorado",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Photos submitted to REcolorado listings"
      ],
      "status": "required",
      "summary": "REcolorado permits virtual staging when it is disclosed in remarks or the individual photo description and does not misrepresent the property’s true appearance.",
      "requiredWording": "Disclose virtual staging in Private Remarks, Public Remarks, or the individual photo description; no exact phrase is prescribed.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [
        "Manipulating permanent objects",
        "Changing landscaping",
        "Showing property improvements that do not exist",
        "Misrepresenting the property’s true appearance"
      ],
      "guidance": "Put “Virtually staged” in every altered photo description and preserve permanent features, landscaping, views, and condition.",
      "sourceTitle": "FAQs — Photos",
      "sourceUrl": "https://recolorado.com/faqs-photos/",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": true,
      "detailUrl": "https://stylst.app/virtual-staging-disclosure/rules/us-colorado-recolorado"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-florida-stellar-mls",
      "country": "United States",
      "region": "Florida",
      "authorityType": "mls",
      "authorityName": "Stellar MLS",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Virtually staged photos in Stellar MLS listings"
      ],
      "status": "required",
      "summary": "Stellar MLS requires each altered photo description to say “Virtually staged,” the virtual-staging field to be selected, and the Public Remarks to begin with the published disclosure sentence.",
      "requiredWording": "Photo description: “Virtually staged.” Public Remarks must begin: “One or more photo(s) was virtually staged.”",
      "prohibitedEdits": [
        "Virtual staging of pre-construction or under-construction property",
        "Changing permanent fixtures",
        "Creating impossible views",
        "Hiding defects",
        "Exterior staging beyond unattached décor",
        "Branding or dimensional distortion"
      ],
      "guidance": "Use all three Stellar disclosures and limit edits to removable furnishings and décor in an existing property.",
      "sourceTitle": "Article 04.04: Virtually Staged Photos",
      "sourceUrl": "https://rules.stellarmls.com/article/article-0404-virtually-staged-photos",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": true,
      "detailUrl": "https://stylst.app/virtual-staging-disclosure/rules/us-florida-stellar-mls"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-illinois-mred",
      "country": "United States",
      "region": "Illinois",
      "authorityType": "mls",
      "authorityName": "Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED)",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Virtually staged images submitted to MRED"
      ],
      "status": "required",
      "summary": "MRED permits adding or replacing personal-property objects when virtual staging is disclosed in the specified field. Elements outside the owner’s control may not be added or removed.",
      "requiredWording": "Disclosure is required in the field specified by MRED; consult the current input form for the field label.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [
        "Adding or removing elements outside the property owner’s control",
        "Alterations beyond permitted personal-property objects and furnishings"
      ],
      "guidance": "Confine staging to removable personal property, complete MRED’s disclosure field, and retain the source image for compliance review.",
      "sourceTitle": "MRED Rules and Regulations — Section 6.2 Virtual Staging",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.mredllc.com/comms/resources/MREDRulesAndRegulations.pdf",
      "sourcePublishedAt": "2026-05-14",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": true,
      "detailUrl": "https://stylst.app/virtual-staging-disclosure/rules/us-illinois-mred"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-texas-har",
      "country": "United States",
      "region": "Texas",
      "authorityType": "mls",
      "authorityName": "Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR)",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Digitally staged images in HAR MLS"
      ],
      "status": "unclear",
      "summary": "A HAR rules PDF describing virtual staging was located, but its official public host currently fails normal certificate validation. Until HAR supplies a stable public source, confirm the current rule directly with HAR compliance.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [],
      "guidance": "Confirm locally with HAR before upload; clearly disclose virtual staging in the Photo Description and retain the original image.",
      "sourceTitle": "HAR Forms Manager",
      "sourceUrl": "https://cms.har.com/form_manager/",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": false,
      "detailUrl": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-ontario-reco",
      "country": "Canada",
      "region": "Ontario",
      "authorityType": "state",
      "authorityName": "Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO)",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Ontario real-estate advertising, including online advertising"
      ],
      "status": "recommended",
      "summary": "RECO requires online advertising to comply with Ontario advertising rules and remain current and accurate. The bulletin does not publish virtual-staging-specific wording.",
      "requiredWording": "No virtual-staging-specific wording is published in this source.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [
        "Advertising that is inaccurate or no longer current"
      ],
      "guidance": "Clearly label altered images, keep the originals, and confirm any brokerage, board, or portal-specific requirement before publishing.",
      "sourceTitle": "RECO Bulletin 5.3 — Advertising: online",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.reco.on.ca/agents-and-brokerages/reco-bulletins/reco-bulletin-5-3-advertising-online",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": true,
      "detailUrl": "https://stylst.app/virtual-staging-disclosure/rules/ca-ontario-reco"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-british-columbia-bcfsa",
      "country": "Canada",
      "region": "British Columbia",
      "authorityType": "state",
      "authorityName": "BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA)",
      "appliesTo": [
        "British Columbia real-estate advertising by licensees"
      ],
      "status": "required",
      "summary": "BCFSA warns licensees not to alter or enhance property photos in a way that misrepresents the property and recommends a disclaimer whenever an image could be ambiguous.",
      "requiredWording": "Use a disclaimer when an altered image may create ambiguity; the checklist does not prescribe one exact phrase.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [
        "Altering or enhancing a photo so that it misrepresents the property"
      ],
      "guidance": "Place “Virtually staged—image digitally altered” directly beside the image and make the original easy to review.",
      "sourceTitle": "Advertising Checklist and Sample Advertising",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.bcfsa.ca/industry-resources/real-estate-professional-resources/knowledge-base/practice-resources/advertising-checklist-and-sample-advertising",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": true,
      "detailUrl": "https://stylst.app/virtual-staging-disclosure/rules/ca-british-columbia-bcfsa"
    },
    {
      "id": "ca-alberta-reca",
      "country": "Canada",
      "region": "Alberta",
      "authorityType": "state",
      "authorityName": "Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA)",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Alberta real-estate advertising by licensees"
      ],
      "status": "recommended",
      "summary": "RECA states that real-estate advertising must be truthful and must not be false or misleading. Its public advertising guidance does not prescribe virtual-staging-specific wording.",
      "requiredWording": "No virtual-staging-specific wording is published in this source.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [
        "False or misleading advertising"
      ],
      "guidance": "Disclose every staged image, preserve the original, and confirm brokerage and board requirements before publishing.",
      "sourceTitle": "Advertising",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.reca.ca/advertising/",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": true,
      "detailUrl": "https://stylst.app/virtual-staging-disclosure/rules/ca-alberta-reca"
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-trading-standards-property-descriptions",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "authorityType": "national",
      "authorityName": "UK Trading Standards guidance",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Property descriptions and photographs used by estate agents in the United Kingdom"
      ],
      "status": "required",
      "summary": "Trading Standards guidance says property photographs must not mislead and warns against doctoring images or using techniques that distort what a buyer will find.",
      "requiredWording": "No virtual-staging-specific wording is prescribed in this guidance.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [
        "Doctoring a photograph so it misleads",
        "Using image techniques that materially distort the property"
      ],
      "guidance": "Label virtual staging prominently, show the unaltered version, and avoid changing condition, dimensions, views, fixtures, or surroundings.",
      "sourceTitle": "Property descriptions and photographs",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.darlington.gov.uk/community-safety/trading-standards/details/?id=122659&topic=FairTrading",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": true,
      "detailUrl": "https://stylst.app/virtual-staging-disclosure/rules/uk-trading-standards-property-descriptions"
    },
    {
      "id": "ie-psr-advertising-code",
      "country": "Ireland",
      "authorityType": "national",
      "authorityName": "Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA)",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Irish property-service licensees and property advertising"
      ],
      "status": "required",
      "summary": "Ireland’s statutory minimum standards prohibit a licensee from knowingly publishing false or misleading property advertising. The code does not prescribe a virtual-staging label.",
      "requiredWording": "No virtual-staging-specific wording is published in the statutory code.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [
        "Knowingly publishing property advertising that is false or misleading"
      ],
      "guidance": "Clearly label altered images, provide an original, and do not change permanent features, condition, dimensions, or views.",
      "sourceTitle": "Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 — Minimum Standards Regulations 2020",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.psr.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/SI-No-564-of-2020.pdf",
      "sourcePublishedAt": "2020-11-26",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": true,
      "detailUrl": "https://stylst.app/virtual-staging-disclosure/rules/ie-psr-advertising-code"
    },
    {
      "id": "au-accc-real-estate-advertising",
      "country": "Australia",
      "authorityType": "national",
      "authorityName": "Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Australian real-estate advertising and property information"
      ],
      "status": "required",
      "summary": "The ACCC states that real-estate businesses must not mislead consumers and must provide truthful and complete property information. Its guidance does not prescribe a virtual-staging label.",
      "requiredWording": "No virtual-staging-specific wording is published in this source.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [
        "Images or claims that mislead consumers about the property"
      ],
      "guidance": "Disclose virtual staging on the image or immediately beside it, show the original, and preserve the property’s factual condition and features.",
      "sourceTitle": "Real estate",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/specific-products-and-activities/real-estate",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": true,
      "detailUrl": "https://stylst.app/virtual-staging-disclosure/rules/au-accc-real-estate-advertising"
    },
    {
      "id": "au-domain-editing-guidelines",
      "country": "Australia",
      "authorityType": "portal",
      "authorityName": "Domain",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Photography and visual assets produced under Domain’s published editing guidelines"
      ],
      "status": "recommended",
      "summary": "Domain’s production guidelines support standard corrections but reject heavy retouching, artificial changes, and removal of physical imperfections. The page is production guidance, not a complete portal-wide virtual-staging policy.",
      "requiredWording": "No virtual-staging-specific wording is published on this page.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [
        "Heavy retouching or artificial property changes",
        "Removing physical imperfections"
      ],
      "guidance": "Treat these as conservative visual-integrity guidelines and confirm the current listing-submission policy directly with Domain.",
      "sourceTitle": "Photography, 3D assets and floorplan editing guidelines",
      "sourceUrl": "https://help.domain.com.au/hc/en-au/articles/59224442318617-Photography-3D-assets-and-floorplan-editing-guidelines",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": true,
      "detailUrl": "https://stylst.app/virtual-staging-disclosure/rules/au-domain-editing-guidelines"
    },
    {
      "id": "nz-rea-generative-ai",
      "country": "New Zealand",
      "authorityType": "national",
      "authorityName": "New Zealand Real Estate Authority (REA)",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Licensed New Zealand real-estate professionals using generative AI, including virtual staging"
      ],
      "status": "recommended",
      "summary": "REA’s generative-AI guidance expressly includes virtual staging and says licensees remain responsible for the quality and accuracy of customer-facing marketing produced with AI.",
      "requiredWording": "No exact virtual-staging disclosure phrase is prescribed in this guidance.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [
        "AI-generated marketing that is inaccurate or misleading"
      ],
      "guidance": "Review every generated image, label it as virtually staged, retain the original, and never use AI output to conceal a defect or invent a permanent feature.",
      "sourceTitle": "Generative AI guidance",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.rea.govt.nz/real-estate-professionals/generative-ai-guidance/",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": true,
      "detailUrl": "https://stylst.app/virtual-staging-disclosure/rules/nz-rea-generative-ai"
    },
    {
      "id": "nz-rea-marketing-accuracy",
      "country": "New Zealand",
      "authorityType": "national",
      "authorityName": "New Zealand Real Estate Authority — marketing guidance",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Marketing and advertising by licensed New Zealand real-estate professionals"
      ],
      "status": "required",
      "summary": "REA says marketing must match the property and must not contain false or misleading claims. Its public page requires accurate marketing but does not prescribe a virtual-staging label.",
      "requiredWording": "No virtual-staging-specific wording is prescribed on this page.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [
        "Marketing imagery that does not accurately match the property",
        "False or misleading property claims"
      ],
      "guidance": "Pair each altered image with a conspicuous virtual-staging label and an original photo, and preserve all permanent facts of the property.",
      "sourceTitle": "Marketing and advertising a property",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.rea.govt.nz/real-estate-professionals/listing-a-property/marketing-and-advertising/",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": true,
      "detailUrl": "https://stylst.app/virtual-staging-disclosure/rules/nz-rea-marketing-accuracy"
    },
    {
      "id": "nz-rea-photo-editing-training",
      "country": "New Zealand",
      "authorityType": "national",
      "authorityName": "New Zealand Real Estate Authority — photo-editing training",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Licensed New Zealand real-estate professionals preparing property marketing photographs"
      ],
      "status": "required",
      "summary": "REA training material says a photograph cannot be edited to make a property look better when the result misrepresents it. It distinguishes ordinary brightness or sky corrections from edits that change property facts.",
      "requiredWording": "The training material does not prescribe an exact virtual-staging disclosure phrase.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [
        "Editing a property photograph in a way that makes it look better by misrepresenting the property"
      ],
      "guidance": "Use brightness and color correction only when the result stays truthful; label virtual staging, provide the original, and do not change property condition or permanent facts.",
      "sourceTitle": "REA Marketing Facilitated Meeting — photo editing scenario",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.rea.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Resources/4521_REA_Marketing-Facilitated-Meeting_FA2_web.pdf",
      "sourcePublishedAt": "2021-04-11",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": true,
      "detailUrl": "https://stylst.app/virtual-staging-disclosure/rules/nz-rea-photo-editing-training"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-zillow",
      "country": "United States",
      "authorityType": "portal",
      "authorityName": "Zillow",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Listings published to Zillow"
      ],
      "status": "unclear",
      "summary": "We did not find a publicly accessible Zillow source that states a complete virtual-staging disclosure rule. Requirements can also depend on the listing feed and local MLS.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [],
      "guidance": "Confirm the current rule with Zillow and the originating MLS; meanwhile label every altered image and retain the original.",
      "sourceTitle": "Zillow Help Center",
      "sourceUrl": "https://zillow.zendesk.com/hc/en-us",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": false,
      "detailUrl": null
    },
    {
      "id": "us-realtor-com",
      "country": "United States",
      "authorityType": "portal",
      "authorityName": "Realtor.com",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Listings published to Realtor.com"
      ],
      "status": "unclear",
      "summary": "We did not find a public Realtor.com source that provides a complete virtual-staging disclosure rule for listing submissions.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [],
      "guidance": "Confirm the current portal and feed-provider rule; use a visible virtual-staging label and keep the unaltered image.",
      "sourceTitle": "Realtor.com Support",
      "sourceUrl": "https://support.realtor.com/",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": false,
      "detailUrl": null
    },
    {
      "id": "us-georgia-fmls",
      "country": "United States",
      "region": "Georgia",
      "authorityType": "mls",
      "authorityName": "First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS)",
      "appliesTo": [
        "FMLS listing images"
      ],
      "status": "unclear",
      "summary": "A useful, public, virtual-staging-specific FMLS rule was not located. Member-only or current input-system instructions may apply.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [],
      "guidance": "Confirm locally with FMLS compliance before upload; disclose altered images and retain originals.",
      "sourceTitle": "FMLS",
      "sourceUrl": "https://firstmls.com/",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": false,
      "detailUrl": null
    },
    {
      "id": "us-georgia-gamls",
      "country": "United States",
      "region": "Georgia",
      "authorityType": "mls",
      "authorityName": "Georgia MLS",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Georgia MLS listing images"
      ],
      "status": "unclear",
      "summary": "A useful, public, virtual-staging-specific Georgia MLS rule was not located. Current member rules may require authentication.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [],
      "guidance": "Confirm locally with Georgia MLS before upload; disclose altered images and retain originals.",
      "sourceTitle": "Georgia MLS",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.gamls.com/",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": false,
      "detailUrl": null
    },
    {
      "id": "us-idaho-intermountain",
      "country": "United States",
      "region": "Idaho",
      "authorityType": "mls",
      "authorityName": "Intermountain MLS",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Intermountain MLS listing images"
      ],
      "status": "unclear",
      "summary": "A useful, publicly accessible virtual-staging rule was not located for Intermountain MLS.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [],
      "guidance": "Confirm the current member rule before upload; label staged images and preserve originals.",
      "sourceTitle": "Intermountain MLS",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.imlsmembers.com/",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": false,
      "detailUrl": null
    },
    {
      "id": "us-new-york-onekey",
      "country": "United States",
      "region": "New York",
      "authorityType": "mls",
      "authorityName": "OneKey MLS",
      "appliesTo": [
        "OneKey MLS listing images"
      ],
      "status": "unclear",
      "summary": "A useful, publicly accessible virtual-staging-specific rule was not located for OneKey MLS.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [],
      "guidance": "Confirm current requirements with OneKey before upload; use an image-level disclosure and retain the original.",
      "sourceTitle": "OneKey MLS",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.onekeymls.com/",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
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      "status": "unclear",
      "summary": "A useful, publicly accessible virtual-staging-specific rule was not located for NTREIS.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [],
      "guidance": "Confirm current NTREIS requirements before upload; clearly disclose virtual staging and keep originals.",
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      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": false,
      "detailUrl": null
    },
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      "id": "ca-realtor-ca",
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      "status": "unclear",
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      "sourceUrl": "https://www.realtor.ca/en/help",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": false,
      "detailUrl": null
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-rightmove",
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        "Listings displayed on Rightmove"
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      "status": "unclear",
      "summary": "A public Rightmove source stating a complete virtual-staging disclosure rule was not located.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [],
      "guidance": "Confirm with Rightmove and apply UK misleading-advertising requirements; disclose every altered image.",
      "sourceTitle": "Rightmove Hub",
      "sourceUrl": "https://hub.rightmove.co.uk/",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": false,
      "detailUrl": null
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-zoopla",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
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        "Listings displayed on Zoopla"
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      "status": "unclear",
      "summary": "A public Zoopla source stating a complete virtual-staging disclosure rule was not located.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [],
      "guidance": "Confirm with Zoopla and apply UK misleading-advertising requirements; disclose every altered image.",
      "sourceTitle": "Zoopla Help Centre",
      "sourceUrl": "https://help.zoopla.co.uk/",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": false,
      "detailUrl": null
    },
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      "id": "au-realestate-com-au",
      "country": "Australia",
      "authorityType": "portal",
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        "Listings displayed on realestate.com.au"
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      "summary": "A public realestate.com.au source stating a complete virtual-staging disclosure rule was not located.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [],
      "guidance": "Confirm the portal rule and comply with Australian misleading-advertising law; label altered images.",
      "sourceTitle": "realestate.com.au Help Centre",
      "sourceUrl": "https://help.realestate.com.au/hc/en-us",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": false,
      "detailUrl": null
    },
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      "id": "nz-trade-me-property",
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      "authorityType": "portal",
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      "status": "unclear",
      "summary": "A public Trade Me source stating a complete virtual-staging disclosure rule was not located.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [],
      "guidance": "Confirm with Trade Me and follow REA accuracy guidance; label virtual staging and retain originals.",
      "sourceTitle": "Trade Me Help",
      "sourceUrl": "https://help.trademe.co.nz/",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": false,
      "detailUrl": null
    },
    {
      "id": "nz-oneroof",
      "country": "New Zealand",
      "authorityType": "portal",
      "authorityName": "OneRoof",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Listings displayed on OneRoof"
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      "status": "unclear",
      "summary": "A public OneRoof source stating a complete virtual-staging disclosure rule was not located.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [],
      "guidance": "Confirm with OneRoof and follow REA accuracy guidance; label virtual staging and retain originals.",
      "sourceTitle": "OneRoof",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.oneroof.co.nz/",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": false,
      "detailUrl": null
    },
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      "id": "ie-daft",
      "country": "Ireland",
      "authorityType": "portal",
      "authorityName": "Daft.ie",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Listings displayed on Daft.ie"
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      "status": "unclear",
      "summary": "A public Daft.ie source stating a complete virtual-staging disclosure rule was not located.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [],
      "guidance": "Confirm with Daft.ie and follow Irish misleading-advertising requirements; disclose altered images.",
      "sourceTitle": "Daft.ie Help Centre",
      "sourceUrl": "https://support.daft.ie/",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": false,
      "detailUrl": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ie-myhome",
      "country": "Ireland",
      "authorityType": "portal",
      "authorityName": "MyHome.ie",
      "appliesTo": [
        "Listings displayed on MyHome.ie"
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      "status": "unclear",
      "summary": "A public MyHome.ie source stating a complete virtual-staging disclosure rule was not located.",
      "prohibitedEdits": [],
      "guidance": "Confirm with MyHome.ie and follow Irish misleading-advertising requirements; disclose altered images.",
      "sourceTitle": "MyHome.ie",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.myhome.ie/",
      "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
      "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-09",
      "indexable": false,
      "detailUrl": null
    }
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