Metro MLS
MLS rule · In forceSoutheast Wisconsin (Milwaukee) · MLS Procedures, “Listing Photo Requirements”; Rules & Regulations Section 1.2
The main photo must be an original, unaltered photo. Any digitally altered photo, including virtual staging, must carry a watermark added with the Flexmls watermark feature and follow its unaltered original, and the public remarks must say photos are digitally altered.
- Where to disclose
- A watermark added with the Flexmls watermark feature, plus “Photos are Digitally Altered” in public remarks.
- Required wording
- Photos are Digitally Altered (public remarks)
- Original photo
- Required, immediately before the altered photo; the main photo must be unaltered
- Penalty
- $10 for a missing watermark; $10 a day for an altered main photo
- Effective
- Not stated
- Last verified
- October 22, 2026
“If an altered version of a photo is included, upload the original, unaltered photo immediately before the watermarked altered version. You must only use the Flexmls watermark feature to add a watermark”
Source: Metro MLS Procedures (final, August 5, 2026)
Only the Flexmls watermark may be used, so images must be uploaded without another label.

