# Stellar MLS virtual-staging disclosure

- Status: Explicit requirement
- Applies to: Virtually staged photos in Stellar MLS listings
- Last verified: 2026-08-09
- Next review: 2026-11-09

## What the source says

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.

## Disclosure wording

Photo description: “Virtually staged.” Public Remarks must begin: “One or more photo(s) was virtually staged.”

## Prohibited or limited edits

- 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

## Stylst practical guidance—not policy

Use all three Stellar disclosures and limit edits to removable furnishings and décor in an existing property.

## Primary source

[Article 04.04: Virtually Staged Photos](https://rules.stellarmls.com/article/article-0404-virtually-staged-photos)

Corrections: hello@stylst.app