Terms used here: MLS is a property listing system. Disclosure means telling people a photo was edited. Check the source dates and your local board’s current rules.
Charlottetown listings run on PEIREA's MLS®. The Island's Real Estate Trading Act only requires that an ad name the agent, so the REALTOR® Code and the Competition Act are what make disclosure necessary: a staged photo that is not labelled can mislead in a material respect.
One Charlottetown studio publishes virtual staging at $45 a photo; physical stagers do not publish prices.
Stage a Charlottetown listing — free The PEI rule in fullUnder Registrar of Real Estate, Financial and Consumer Services Division and the Prince Edward Island Real Estate Association (PEIREA). The full text, quoted, is on the Prince Edward Island page.
| Tell buyers what changed | No specific rule foundNo provincial text. The REALTOR® Code (advertising must accurately reflect the property) and the Competition Act (no representation false or misleading in a material respect) are what apply. Source |
|---|---|
| Label on the image | No specific rule foundNo rule found. |
| Original photo | No specific rule foundNo rule found. |
| Changes that are not allowed | General rule appliesNothing itemised. An edit that changes what a buyer believes about the property is a misleading representation under the Competition Act and Article 3.2 of the REALTOR® Code. Source |
Published local prices, read September 2, 2026. Physical staging is priced per month; virtual staging per photo or per room.
Sedam adds a Virtually staged label to listing images, keeps your original and checks each result. Compare both photos before posting. See images that failed the check.
A slow market is where listing photos do the most work, because buyers compare more homes before booking a showing. It is also where an undisclosed staged photo does the most damage to trust.
How this page was made. Each quotation was read at the linked source on September 2, 2026; our confidence that it is current and complete is medium (the Act was read in full and is silent; PEIREA's rules are behind a member login and could not be checked). Rules change and boards add policies; the linked documents are the authority, and this is a plain-language summary, not legal advice. Spotted a change? Tell us and we will fix the page.