Bright MLS photo requirements
Mid-Atlantic · limits as published for Bright MLS
Short answer: Bright MLS: up to 150 photos per listing, JPEG only. Advice: at least 1024 x 768 pixels.
From Accuracy & Policy: Use of Photos & Videos in Listings, published by Bright MLS and dated 8 April 2021. We read the limits below on 20 October 2026.
What Bright MLS publishes
| Limit | What Bright MLS says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Photos per listing: 150 | “You may add up to 150 photos per listing.” Photo Upload Guidelines | Accuracy & Policy: Use of Photos & Videos in ListingsRead on 20 October 2026 |
| Format: JPEG only | “Accepted file type is .jpg.” Photo Upload Guidelines How we read it: The page introduces these guidelines as “recommendations from Listing Management”. We treat the file type as a limit, the stricter reading. | Accuracy & Policy: Use of Photos & Videos in ListingsRead on 20 October 2026 |
| Smallest size: 1024 x 768, advice | “Recommended photo size is 1024px x 768px or larger.” Photo Upload Guidelines How we read it: The page does not say which side is the width. A photo that fits as written passes; one that fits only when turned the other way gets advice, not a pass. | Accuracy & Policy: Use of Photos & Videos in ListingsRead on 20 October 2026 |
The pages we quote give no limit for file size, largest size.
The upload guidelines are on an article dated 8 April 2021. Bright’s newer photo requirements article (1 June 2026) covers what photos may show and gives no file limits.
What Bright MLS photos may show
“Can I include promotional text or brokerage branding in my images? No. Images must solely depict the property available for sale.”
Image Content Constraints & Compliance · Read on 20 October 2026
“Are real estate signs or logos allowed in the photos? No. Photos must not feature brokerage firm signs, agent logos, or identifying markers.”
Image Content Constraints & Compliance · Read on 20 October 2026
“Can I overlay my contact information on a photo? No. You may not add or superimpose any graphics or contact information (including names, phone numbers, or email addresses) for the listing office, listing agents, sellers, or any third-party service providers.”
Image Content Constraints & Compliance · Read on 20 October 2026
“Am I allowed to have people appear in the listing photos? No. Images must not contain any identifiable people—whether they are real, animated, or computer-generated.”
Image Content Constraints & Compliance · Read on 20 October 2026
Altered and virtually staged photos
We have not read Bright MLS’s rules on altered or virtually staged photos, so we quote none here. Check its rulebook before you publish an edited photo.
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Free tools and guides
- AB 723 disclosure generatorThe wording for each place you publish an altered listing photo.
- MLS photo checkerCheck photos against your MLS’s published size and format limits, and resize the ones that miss.
- Was this listing photo edited?A free provenance check for any image, including ones Duskly did not make.
- AB 723 and listing photosThe statute and the MLS rules, quoted with their sources.
- Is day to dusk allowed on the MLS?When a twilight edit needs a disclosure, rule by rule.