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NTREIS (Dallas-Fort Worth, Matrix) pre-list photo checklist

Tick each item before the listing goes live. Every item is a rule from NTREIS (Dallas-Fort Worth, Matrix)'s published rules, with its source and the date we checked it. Rules last checked 2026-10-15.

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Listing address: ______________________________   Date: ____________

The North Texas county list is from a secondary source; NTREIS's exact coverage list was not confirmed. NTREIS also accepts listings outside its area. Verify with your MLS.

AI images

  • NEW disclosure requirements for virtually or AI-altered images start 2026-11-01. The full rule text is not published yet (rule chart only; full rulebook due Feb 2027), so the details are not shown here.[verify with your MLS] As of 2026-11-01 · Source
  • Until then, the Aug 2025 rules have no dedicated virtual-staging or AI provision; the Sec. 7.30 accuracy and no-branding rules apply.As of 2025-08-27 · Source

Virtual staging

  • Current rules (amended 2025-08-27) have no dedicated staging disclosure. From 2026-11-01 a new virtual/AI-altered image disclosure applies; exact wording pending.[verify with your MLS] As of 2026-11-01 · Source

Photo edits

  • Only a true current photograph, with no decorative borders or embellishments and no digitally enhanced modifications that misrepresent the true condition or appearance (Sec. 7.30). Incomplete construction may use a representative proposed-home photo with a Photo Description statement.As of 2025-08-27 · Source
  • The line between allowed staging and banned enhancement is not spelled out beyond Sec. 7.30.[verify with your MLS] As of 2025-08-27 · Source

Branding

  • No listing-agent name, phone, email or web address in Property Photograph, Picture Description, Property Description or Driving Directions unless it describes the property (Sec. 7.30).As of 2025-08-27 · Source

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