Disclosure News
The latest on photo disclosure laws, AI in real estate, and compliance — curated from across the industry.
Featured
Industry Trends
October 27, 2025
Real Estate Is Entering Its AI Slop Era
The seminal investigation: AI tools generate fabricated video walkthroughs with hallucinated staircases, missing cabinets, and fake green lawns. 500–1,000 AI listing videos created daily on AutoReel alone.
WIRED
Laws & Regulations
November 14, 2025
New trend dupes homebuyers with AI listings, New York state warns
The New York Department of State is issuing a warning about the use of AI-generated pictures on listings that could constitute false advertising.
Spectrum News NY
Guides & Resources
December 2025
What You Need to Know About AB 723 Digitally Altered Photo Disclosure
Short Law. Big Questions. Zero Consensus. Beginning January 1, 2026, California's new AB 723 will require clear disclosure when marketing images have been digitally altered.
Open Homes Photography
Laws & Regulations
January 23, 2026
California's New Listing Photo Law: What Real Estate Agents Should Know
Specific edits now requiring disclosure include greening grass, removing clutter, adding pool water, and fireplace effects. Enforcement includes DRE discipline and civil liability.
Inman
All Articles
Laws & Regulations
The Data Advocate
New Disclosure Law for Digitally Altered Images
A deep dive into California's new disclosure law and what it means for the real estate industry.
2025
MLS Rules
SDMLS
SDMLS AB 723 Requirements
San Diego MLS outlines specific requirements for digitally altered images under the new California law.
2025
Laws & Regulations
FCIQ
Are You Breaking the Law with AI Virtual Staging?
What real estate pros must know now about AI virtual staging and the evolving legal landscape.
2025
Industry Trends
Fstoppers
The Hidden Legal Risks of Using AI in Real Estate Photography
Photographers and agents face new legal exposure as AI editing tools become more prevalent in property marketing.
2025
Laws & Regulations
PSAR (San Diego)
Navigating AB 723: New Photo Disclosure Rules
San Diego Association of Realtors breaks down what AB 723 means for local real estate professionals.
2025
Guides & Resources
ListingAI
Virtual Staging Compliance Guide 2025
Everything you need to know about staying compliant with virtual staging disclosure requirements across different jurisdictions.
2025
Industry Trends
Green Room RE
The 2026 Real Estate Photography Shift
New rules, AI warnings, and how to stay compliant and profitable in the changing landscape of real estate photography.
2025
Guides & Resources
Aerial Canvas
AB 723 & Listing Photos: What Agents Should Know
A comprehensive guide for real estate agents on how AB 723 changes the way you can advertise properties with edited photos.
2025
Laws & Regulations
Lewis Brisbois
New California Law Requires Real Estate Agents to Disclose AI Alterations
The law is intended to enhance transparency in real estate advertising and reduce the risk of consumer deception arising from image editing or virtual staging.
2025
Industry Trends
Slate
This Gross Practice Might Make Your Next Home Search Even More Annoying
Carnegie Mellon professor warns misleading AI images could constitute deceptive practices, and contracts signed under false premises could be 'null and void.'
October 17, 2025
Industry Trends
WIRED
Real Estate Is Entering Its AI Slop Era
The seminal investigation: AI tools generate fabricated video walkthroughs with hallucinated staircases, missing cabinets, and fake green lawns. 500–1,000 AI listing videos created daily on AutoReel alone.
October 27, 2025
Industry Trends
Inman
Deepfakes, AI Slop, Fake Digital Staging Deceive The Real Estate Market
A taxonomy of AI threats in real estate: deepfakes for wire fraud, AI slop flooding listings, and fake staging fabricating entire rooms.
November 6, 2025
Industry Trends
NPR Marketplace
Think finding a house is hard? Enter AI slop in real estate listings
Kai Ryssdal interviews WIRED's Kat Tenbarge about AI slop in real estate — hallucinated staircases, altered room dimensions, and fabricated features.
November 10, 2025
Laws & Regulations
Spectrum News NY
New trend dupes homebuyers with AI listings, New York state warns
The New York Department of State is issuing a warning about the use of AI-generated pictures on listings that could constitute false advertising.
November 14, 2025
Laws & Regulations
WAV Group
California's New Photo Disclosure Law and What It Means for MLSs
Despite the opposition of the California Association of Realtors, AB 723 takes effect January 1, 2026. The violation is a misdemeanor crime.
November 19, 2025
Industry Trends
Inman
AI Slop Is Flooding Social Feeds And Reshaping Real Estate Marketing
System1/Jellyfish research shows AI-produced video ads sometimes score higher than traditional ads, complicating the backlash against 'AI slop.'
November 22, 2025
Laws & Regulations
Beverly Hills Courier
California's New Disclosure Rule for Digitally Altered Real Estate Marketing
Legal analysis placing AB-723 within California's broader AI regulation push alongside the California AI Transparency Act (SB 942).
November 23, 2025
Industry Trends
Yahoo Finance / CNN
Weary homebuyers have a new headache: Misleading AI listing photos
AI editing tools can make it easier than ever to virtually stage homes — and go even further by cleaning up the appearance of aging exteriors. Here's what buyers need to know.
December 2025
Guides & Resources
Open Homes Photography
What You Need to Know About AB 723 Digitally Altered Photo Disclosure
Short Law. Big Questions. Zero Consensus. Beginning January 1, 2026, California's new AB 723 will require clear disclosure when marketing images have been digitally altered.
December 2025
MLS Rules
CRMLS Knowledgebase
California's Altered Image Law (CA AB 723) FAQs
A digitally altered image needs to be labeled as such, and the original unedited image must be included next to the enhanced image.
December 2025
Legal Analysis
Bornstein Law
Picture Perfect? Not Anymore: California's New Rules on Listing Photos
Unique focus on rental/landlord applicability — AB-723 applies to rental listings, not just sales. Covers landlord responsibilities even when third-party vendors alter images.
December 2025
Legal Analysis
Barnes Walker
Starting January 1, 2026, California turns AI edited listing photos into a legal compliance issue... Is Florida Next?
Florida law firm argues agents should prepare as if AB-723 is coming nationwide — Florida's existing false advertising prohibitions already cover similar ground.
December 2025
Laws & Regulations
Inman
California's New Listing Photo Law: What Real Estate Agents Should Know
Specific edits now requiring disclosure include greening grass, removing clutter, adding pool water, and fireplace effects. Enforcement includes DRE discipline and civil liability.
January 23, 2026
Laws & Regulations
The Real Deal
New California law bans undisclosed alterations to home listing photos
AB-723 applies to online listings, brochures, promotional materials, MLS platforms, and portals like Zillow and Redfin. DRE penalties range from license revocation to lesser sanctions.
January 26, 2026
Laws & Regulations
San Francisco Chronicle
New California law means big changes for photos of homes in real estate listings
Assembly Member Pellerin's chief of staff drove an hour to see a home with a completely fabricated kitchen photo — inspiring California's first-in-nation disclosure law.
January 26, 2026
Industry Trends
House Digest
AI's Impact On Real Estate Photos And How California's New Law Aims To Deal With It
NAR's Dan Weisman says 80–90% of agents now use AI. Colorado and New York are pursuing separate AI guardrails.
January 26, 2026
Laws & Regulations
The MortgagePoint
California Law Requires Disclosure of AI-Altered Real Estate Photos
Industry coverage of AB-723's nationwide impact and the growing patchwork of state regulations.
January 27, 2026
Laws & Regulations
HousingWire
Could Wisconsin's new law set a national standard for real estate transparency?
Compliance expert Summer Goralik analyzes Wisconsin Act 69, calling it a 'transparency-first law' that could reshape real estate transparency nationally.
Late January 2026
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