MRED (Chicago metro, connectMLS) pre-list photo checklist
Tick each item before the listing goes live. Every item is a rule from MRED (Chicago metro, connectMLS)'s published rules, with its source and the date we checked it. Rules last checked 2026-10-15.
General information, not legal advice. Always confirm with your MLS.
Listing address: ______________________________ Date: ____________
The Illinois county list is from a secondary source; MRED's exact coverage list was not confirmed. Verify with your MLS.
AI images
- No separate AI rule was found. AI furniture edits fall under the virtual-staging rules (Sec. 6.2).[verify with your MLS] As of 2026-05-14 · Source
Virtual staging
- Virtual staging may add or replace personal property that does not convey (furniture, mirrors, artwork, plants). Disclosure is REQUIRED in the specified MLS field (Sec. 6.2.3). No on-image label or original photo is required by the rule text.As of 2026-05-14 · Source
- To-Be-Built / Under Construction listings may stage all real property that will convey, with disclosure in the specified field (Sec. 6.2.3.1).As of 2026-05-14 · Source
Photo edits
- Do not add elements outside the owner's control, such as impossible city views (Sec. 6.2.2.1), or remove them, such as power lines, water towers or nearby highways (Sec. 6.2.2.2).As of 2026-05-14 · Source
Branding
- No names, contact info, URLs, QR codes, REALTOR or office logos, for-sale signs, people, collages, or audio/video/text commentary on photos (also applies to captions and remarks) (Sec. 6.1.1). Virtual tours: no registration, and the narrator may not identify themselves or their firm. No branded client-viewable documents (Sec. 6.1.3).As of 2026-05-14 · Source
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