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Try Free — 3 CreditsIn the US, a listing is entered once in the local MLS and syndicated from there to the big consumer portals, so the photos you upload are the ones buyers see everywhere. Staging is mainstream: in NAR's 2025 Profile of Home Staging, 83% of buyers' agents said staging made it easier for buyers to picture the home as their own.
Physical staging is also expensive — the same report put the median cost of a staging service at $1,500. Virtual staging gives vacant listings the same furnished look for a fraction of that, but US advertising rules and a new California law mean staged photos have to be disclosed properly.
The source feed for most US listings. Each MLS sets its own photo rules, including how virtually staged images must be labelled — check yours before uploading.
The most-visited US property portal. Buyers scroll the photo carousel before anything else, so the first few images decide whether a listing gets saved.
Operated in partnership with NAR and fed directly from MLSs, so MLS photo rules carry straight through.
A brokerage and portal in one, pulling listings and photos from MLS feeds like the others.
Article 12 requires REALTORS® to "present a true picture in their advertising, marketing, and other representations." Standard of Practice 12-10 extends this to images and specifically prohibits "use of misleading images." Virtual staging is allowed — furniture that isn't there is fine when it's disclosed — but hiding defects or changing the property itself is not.
Since January 1, 2026, California brokers and agents who use a digitally altered image to market a property must say the image has been altered and include a link, URL or QR code to a public page showing the original, unaltered photo. Common edits such as lighting, colour correction, cropping and straightening don't count as alterations. Virtual staging does.
Each MLS sets its own photo rules, and many address virtually staged images — typically requiring a label on or next to the photo. California MLSs have published AB 723 compliance rules; San Diego's SDMLS is one example. Your MLS's rules apply on top of NAR's and your state's.
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NAR's 2025 report found the rooms most often staged were the living room (91%), primary bedroom (83%), dining room (69%) and kitchen (68%). Start there; secondary bedrooms and bathrooms matter less.
Put "Virtually staged" on the image itself or in the photo caption. Buyers browse photos on portals where the listing remarks are easy to miss.
It's required in California and good practice everywhere: host the originals on a public page or include them later in the carousel, so buyers can see the empty room.
A rug over damaged flooring or a plant in front of a water stain turns staging into misrepresentation. Stage furniture only; leave walls, floors, windows and fixtures exactly as they are.
Scandinavian or modern staging suits most starter homes and condos; luxury staging on a mid-market house sets expectations the showing can't meet.
DecoAI costs $5 for 50 credits or $12 for 150 — $0.08 to $0.10 per staged image, with 3 free credits to start. NAR's 2025 report put the median cost of a professional staging service at $1,500.
Yes. No federal law bans it, and NAR allows it as long as your advertising presents a true picture of the property. Disclose staged photos, don't hide defects, and follow your state's rules — California has required disclosure plus a link to the original image since January 1, 2026.
In practice, yes. NAR's Standard of Practice 12-10 prohibits misleading images, and MLS photo rules commonly require staged photos to be labelled on or next to the image. Check your MLS's rules, and in California include a link to the unaltered original.
Agents and brokers must state that a marketing image has been digitally altered and provide a link, URL or QR code to a public page showing the original, unaltered image. Basic edits like lighting, colour correction and cropping are exempt; virtual staging is not.
According to NAR's 2025 Profile of Home Staging, 83% of buyers' agents said staging made it easier for buyers to envision the property as their future home, and 49% of sellers' agents said it reduced time on market.