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.
St. John's listings run on NLAR's province-wide MLS®. No rule names virtual staging; the Real Estate Trading Act, 2019 bans advertising that is false, inaccurate or reasonably capable of misleading, so a staged photo has to say so and the property has to stay as it is.
Local listing media is sold as packages from about $450; no St. John's provider publishes a per-photo virtual staging price.
Stage a St. John's listing — free The NL rule in fullUnder Superintendent of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons, Digital Government and Service NL and the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of REALTORS® (NLAR). The full text, quoted, is on the Newfoundland and Labrador page.
| Tell buyers what changed | General rule appliesNot named. An undisclosed staged photo is 'reasonably capable of misleading' under s. 33(3)(c) and an inaccurate representation under Code cl. 8. 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. Any edit that makes the advertisement false, inaccurate or capable of misleading breaches s. 33(3). 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.
Nothing names it, but s. 33(3) of the 2019 Act bans advertising 'reasonably capable of misleading', and the Superintendent can order an ad stopped and corrected. Disclosure is the only safe reading.
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 (high on the statute, regulations and code, all read from the primary text; low on MLS® practice, which NLAR does not publish). 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.