How far can real estate agents go with enhancing photos?

Casey Adams2026-07-12T19:42:39.000Z

Remember when photos just showed the actual house? Now they make a leaky 2-bedroom look like a palace. Absolute joke.

RNZ2026-07-12T19:50:39.000Z

Saw a listing where they photoshopped the sky so blue it looked like a filter from 2010. What a load of wank.

Jack Morrison2026-07-12T20:07:39.000Z

As a RE agent, it's not cheap to get proper photos done, but some of my colleagues take the piss with the editing. Makes it harder for honest agents.

Quinn Murphy2026-07-12T20:17:39.000Z

Went to an open home once and the bathroom was literally half the size it looked in the pics. Felt scammed.

Quinn Murphy2026-07-12T20:30:39.000Z

walked into a 'stunning two-bedroom' and it was a shoebox. Waste of petrol.

Sophie Ngata2026-07-12T20:41:39.000Z

Oh I dunno, good lighting and a tidy room isn't a crime. But making the sections look double the size is just dishonest.

Casey Adams2026-07-12T20:57:39.000Z

Nah mate, they're using AI now to add furniture and remove power lines. It's basically catfishing at this point.

RNZ2026-07-12T21:49:39.000Z

on. Seen listings with fake plants in the yard. Who are they kidding?

RNZ2026-07-12T21:18:39.000Z

Reckon the Real Estate Authority should just drop the hammer. Fine 'em. That'll sort it.

Casey Adams2026-07-12T22:04:39.000Z

should be fined heaps. That's the only language they understand.

Jack Morrison2026-07-12T21:29:39.000Z

The problem is there's no clear rule on what's 'enhancing' vs 'misleading'. I'd love some actual standards.

Jack Morrison2026-07-12T21:55:39.000Z

but some clients demand the 'Instagram look' or they go elsewhere. Hard to say no.

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