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What are the Stellar MLS photo rules?
Stellar MLS bans people in listing photos and virtual tours, people in costume included, and the main photo has to be about the property. Virtual staging is allowed: inside you can swap furniture that doesn’t stay with the home, but not fixtures or paint; outside, only temporary items, with no removing utility lines or adding plants.
We make PropWalk, so read this as a summary from a tool maker, not Stellar MLS. We read Stellar’s photo rules page on Nov 8, 2026. The page doesn’t list a photo count or size, so check the full rules in your Stellar account.
What can I change with virtual staging?
Things that don’t convey, under Article 4.4.
| Allowed | Not allowed | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside | Swapping furniture and decor that doesn’t stay with the home | Changing fixtures or paint |
| Outside | Temporary items | Removing utility lines or adding plants |
Read on Stellar MLS’s own page on Nov 8, 2026: Stellar MLS photo rules
Can people be in Stellar listing photos?
No. Lifestyle photos and virtual tours with people are not allowed, costumes included.
What should the main photo show?
The property. Article 4.5 asks for a primary photo that is about the home.
Quick answers
What are the Stellar MLS photo rules?+
No people in photos or tours, a main photo about the property, and virtual staging limited to things that don’t convey. From Stellar’s photo rules page, read Nov 8, 2026.
Is virtual staging allowed on Stellar MLS?+
Yes. Inside you can swap furniture that doesn’t stay with the home, but not fixtures or paint. Outside, only temporary items.
Can I remove power lines from a Stellar listing photo?+
No. Stellar’s rules don’t allow removing utility lines.
Can my family be in the listing photos?+
No. Stellar bans people in listing photos and virtual tours.
Related questions
Start with the listing you have right now.
Upload the empty rooms. Under a minute later each one is furnished, with the disclosure line and the original beside it.
How the virtual staging works