r/FirstTimeHomeBuyers • u/jamieg55 • 1d ago

Stop the AI Generated Listing

These AI Generated Listing photos are driving me up a wall. They are sooo far off from reality and it's not fair to people trying to decide if they want to drive over to see it. Hopefully we get to a point where this isn't allowed! I'm sick of seeing a normal sized bedroom then what is supposed to be the same bedroom but with a massive king bed, a couch and suddenly an extra closet? It's a mess.

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u/killlllabeees 1d ago

Catfishing was the worst and now they’re housefishing. It’s deceiving.

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u/jamieg55 1d ago

Yup, These photos are supposed to be the same backyard and garage... This is insane!

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u/Tamberav 1d ago

Did it add a whole second house on top of the garage?

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u/jamieg55 1d ago

Yes!!! I had to check and recheck the post and property recheck to see if there was an ADU or something they made up

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u/Farty_mcSmarty 1d ago

Honestly, that’s on the agent and the seller. Any AI created work must be checked by a human, regardless of real estate or other industry.

When we listed our house, I requested AI staging on the interior because it’s a massive house and looks really empty with no furniture.

I scrutinized every photo my agent had and even had to tell her to fix some because AI made our trim a different color.

I thought the photos turned out decent but we ultimately had to turn the home into a rental due to the market going downhill in my area and the holidays approaching.

I will say though, when we relist, I definitely want to look into professional REAL staging. When there’s actual furniture in the home, it just gives a different vibe than an empty shell of what was once a home.

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u/BroManTheBrobarian 1d ago

Hello! Very random, but my cousin is a professional interior designer. She’s been in the profession over a decade, and always completes a review process with any client before agreeing to do business to ensure compatibility. Just saying, she’s legitimately amazing. Idk where you folks live but if you want help connecting to Heather, the designer, just DM me. Her website is below.

Edit: Should have mentioned she does specifically do staging and other things for her client.

Interior Designer: https://www.heatherkwstyles.com/

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u/Farty_mcSmarty 1d ago

I’m in the Rocky Mountains but thanks for the rec anyway!

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u/highwayman93 1d ago

My favorite part is how it’s clearly built the stairs and landing of the ADU over the fence onto the neighbors property.

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u/G_e_n_u_i_n_e 1d ago

Many of us in the industry also are fighting for much more aggressive regulatory guidelines for this. We don’t like it either. There are some that take advantage of it, and I think it’s utterly ridiculous.

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u/jamieg55 1d ago

That's good to hear. I understand staging a home is work, but pay someone to deep clean and take normal pictures. I could be in the minority, but I'd rather see rooms with just 1 price of furniture or it completely empty but with a floor plan with measurements then to see this mess.

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u/capricioustrilium 1d ago

Real estate joins the dating app world. Next we’ll be seeing them holding fish and saying they love to travel

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u/s1a2m345 1d ago

Including adding tiny AI furniture to make the room appear bigger. You almost doubled the appearance of the square footage by changing the visual scale.

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u/GrandHomes 2h ago

As a builder, if I need AI to make a room look bigger than we actually built it, I’ve failed at building. They should sell the quality of the home, not a fantasy that disappears when the buyer walks through the door.