I am frequently asked by homeowners to remove photos of their home from my website. I have to tell them I can't do it. I understand the safety and privacy concerns they have, but listing photos are out of my control. All the major real estate websites get listings directly from the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Agents and brokers like myself can have listings added to their website by purchasing a subscription to a service known as IDX. We have no control over which listing and photos show up in the MLS feed. If you see photos of your home on any site they they are likely on every real estate website you can can image and many more you have never heard of.
Listing agents and brokers sole control of the listing content and photos of the properties they have a listing agreement with. Only they can remove photos from their listings on the MLS. So before you start reaching out to all the real estate websites, just contact the listing agent that sold your home and request they remove the photos. Once they are removed from the MLS they will cease to show up of real estate sites.
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