# New Zealand Real Estate Authority — marketing guidance virtual-staging disclosure

- Status: Explicit requirement
- Applies to: Marketing and advertising by licensed New Zealand real-estate professionals
- Last verified: 2026-08-09
- Next review: 2026-11-09

## What the source says

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.

## Disclosure wording

No virtual-staging-specific wording is prescribed on this page.

## Prohibited or limited edits

- Marketing imagery that does not accurately match the property
- False or misleading property claims

## Stylst practical guidance—not policy

Pair each altered image with a conspicuous virtual-staging label and an original photo, and preserve all permanent facts of the property.

## Primary source

[Marketing and advertising a property](https://www.rea.govt.nz/real-estate-professionals/listing-a-property/marketing-and-advertising/)

Corrections: hello@stylst.app