MLS Policies: Photos, additional media, and virtual tours

• Image must be uploaded within 72 hours from the date the listing goes active on the MLS, including Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays. Failure to do so will result in a late fee per MLS number.
• No advertising, gimmicks, text (including, but not limited to, website addresses, contact information, etc.), agent photos, logos, people (especially children), with one single exception – the copyright symbol ‘©’ and name of the owner of the copyrighted image is permitted provided, however, the size of the copyright notice is placed in the corner of the picture and does not exceed eight percent (8%) of the total surface area of the photo.
• The primary image loaded by the member must be an exterior home view (if residential), property sketch with dimensions (if vacant), or exterior building view (if comm/ind).
• Must be a JPEG (JPG). The image may not be a renamed PDF, BMP, etc.
• Failure to abide by the foregoing shall result in a Non Compliance fine per MLS number.

Additional Media

• Additional media/images shall not contain any advertising, gimmicks, text (including, but not limited to names, website addresses, contact information, etc.), agent photos, logos, hyperlinks, e-mail links, copyrighted material, people, etc., with one single exception – the copyright symbol ‘©’ and name of the owner of the copyrighted image is permitted provided, however, the size of the copyright notice is placed in the corner of the picture and does not exceed eight percent (8%) of the total surface area of the photo. It shall be at the discretion of GRAR staff as to whether or not these conditions are met (no other information, logos, or how to contact shall be permitted as a substitute for copyright notice).
• Failure to abide by the foregoing shall result in a fine per MLS number.
• Virtual tour providers shall be required to register with GRAR. Members shall not upload a virtual tour until such time as the virtual tour provider has completed the registration process.
• All virtual tours must link directly to a virtual tour of the MLS number specified. Only unbranded tours are permitted (see exception below).
• The virtual tour shall not contain any hyperlinks or e-mail links.
• The content of the virtual tour shall not contain any advertising, gimmicks, text (including, but not limited to names, website addresses, contact information, etc.), agent photos, logos, copyrighted material, people, etc., with one single exception – the copyright symbol ‘©’ and name of the virtual tour provider is permitted provided, however, the size of the copyright notice is placed in the corner of the picture and does not exceed eight percent (8%) of the total surface area of the photo. It shall be at the discretion of GRAR staff as to whether or not these conditions are met (no other information, hyperlinks, logos, or how to contact shall be permitted as a substitute for copyright notice).
• Failure to abide by the foregoing shall result in a fine per MLS number.
• Links to hosted tours on public sites (i.e.YouTube) will be permitted, provided all other terms and conditions of this policy concerning content that may be within or surrounding the tour, are met.