{"id":5382,"date":"2017-08-27T14:27:03","date_gmt":"2017-08-27T14:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/?p=5382"},"modified":"2017-08-27T14:27:03","modified_gmt":"2017-08-27T14:27:03","slug":"when-virtual-home-staging-is-false-advertising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/when-virtual-home-staging-is-false-advertising\/","title":{"rendered":"When virtual home staging is false advertising"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"headline\">When virtual home staging is false advertising<\/h1>\n<div class=\"story__meta\">\n<div class=\"side__body\">\n<p class=\"byline\">\u00a0By\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcpo.com\/money\/consumer\/dont-waste-your-money\/when-virtual-home-staging-is-false-advertising\">John Matarese<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thanks to Photoshop, you can make any photo look better.<\/p>\n<p>That includes real estate photos. But when do pictures of a home for sale cross the line, and become deceptive?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"popup_DATA_BROKER\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#popup_DATA_BROKER_modal\" href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/button_banner-Data_Broker.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What to Avoid<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But the\u00a0National Association of Realtors\u00a0warns sellers to steer clear of false advertising, such as<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Airbrushing out power lines or water towers.<\/li>\n<li>Photoshopping kitchen cabinets to look new when they are not.<\/li>\n<li>Erasing highways or shopping centers in the back of the home.<\/li>\n<li>Making it appear rooms or the exterior have been freshly painted, when they have not been painted in many years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read full article here and learn more about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcpo.com\/money\/consumer\/dont-waste-your-money\/when-virtual-home-staging-is-false-advertising\">Deceptive Advertising<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/go.ftcguardian.com\/bw4uoy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/ftcguardian\/images\/728x90-Un-vjy-FTC-GUARDIAN-banner-2.gif\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Here\u2019s How To Make Sure You,\u00a0Your Business & Website Is FTC Compliant<\/h2>\n<p>By now it should be clear how important it is for you to be FTC compliant. 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It\u2019s not legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is created. Neither the author nor FTC Guardian, Inc. is endorsed by the Federal Trade Commission.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When virtual home staging is false advertising \u00a0By\u00a0John Matarese Thanks to Photoshop, you can make any photo look better. That includes real estate photos. But when do pictures of a home for sale cross the line, and become deceptive? 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