What you can and can’t remove from real estate sites after closing

After closing, the old listing is often still public. Photos, a floor plan, the sold price, and the property page itself can all still be there, and it is not obvious which of those can come down.

After closing, you can often get listing photos, and sometimes floor plans and some details, hidden or requested off the major portals. The property page itself, and accurate public-record facts such as the sale price, usually stay. Each portal decides.

This page covers photos versus price history versus the whole page, how Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com, and Trulia differ at a high level, what stays even after a successful request, and where a one-time request fits.

The short answer: can you remove your home from Zillow or Redfin?

No. Plan on the property page staying. Zillow’s help article, How do I remove my home from Zillow? (opens in a new tab), says Zillow does not remove property pages. It points owners to an error report and to editing home facts instead of deleting the page.

Expect the Redfin page to stay as well. The sold price history guide explains that a closed sale does not wipe the portal page, and that hiding the gallery does not delete the sale.

What owners can do is ask for specific items, usually the listing photos first, to be hidden or removed from the page that remains.

Zillow also says that property pages which are not for sale, for rent, or recently sold can only be found by searching the full address. That line is Zillow’s. It does not describe Redfin, Realtor.com, or Trulia.

What owners can usually request or change

Listing photos are the most achievable item. On Zillow, a claimed home can offer Edit Facts photo controls, and some sold homes only hide every photo except the primary image. The Zillow photo guide covers that owner view. On Redfin, a desktop My Homes page can hide listing photos. The Redfin guide covers that control. On Realtor.com, Remove Photos appears for some owners, and customer care is the path when it does not. The Realtor.com guide covers the claim and the proof of ownership they may ask for.

Floor plans, 3D tours, and listing remarks often sit outside the photo gallery. They usually need to be named in a support request. Sometimes a portal will remove them. That outcome is not guaranteed.

Some property-detail fields can be edited or reported when they are wrong. That is a correction. Asking a portal to suppress an accurate fact is a different request, and the portal may decline.

You can use each portal’s owner tools yourself, or you can authorize someone to send the requests. DIY versus hiring a removal service compares those paths. A hired request still needs the signed owner authorization so the sites can be contacted on your behalf.

A change on one portal does not carry to the others. Trulia often follows Zillow photos. Check the Trulia page anyway.

What usually stays, even after a successful request

The property page itself usually stays. That includes the address, the map pin, and the listing shell around whatever content comes down. Portals keep these pages.

Sold price and price history often remain. Sites use them for comps and estimates, and accurate sale data is the hardest item to get suppressed. The sold price history guide covers that limit in detail.

Beds, baths, square footage, lot size, and tax figures usually stay. Much of that is public-record data or a prior listing.

County and other public records stay public. The recorder or assessor record of the sale is not something HideMyHome or a portal deletes.

The MLS record is separate. Only the listing brokerage can ask that MLS about photo suppression, rules vary, and an owner cannot edit the MLS. The post-sale privacy checklist is where to start that conversation.

Google Street View often replaces a hidden gallery. That picture is a Google image, not portal listing content, so blurring it is a separate Google request and not part of a portal photo hide.

Photos vs price history vs the whole page

These are three different things, even when they appear on the same screen.

Hiding photos does not remove price history, and neither removes the property page. The sold price history guide goes further on sale facts. The guides hub lists the portal walkthroughs.

How Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com, and Trulia differ (high level)

• Zillow: claim the home and use Edit Facts photo controls when they are offered. Some sold homes hide every photo except the primary image. The property page stays. See the Zillow photo guide.
• Redfin: on a computer, owners can hide listing photos. A floor plan or 3D tour is a support request, not the photo control. The property page stays. See the Redfin guide.
• Realtor.com: use Remove Photos when it is shown. Otherwise contact customer care and be ready with proof of ownership. See the Realtor.com guide.
• Trulia: it often follows Zillow photo data, and you should still open the Trulia page and check it. There is no separate Trulia guide. Use the Zillow photo guide for the photo source, and the post-sale checklist to confirm the page.

Where a HideMyHome request fits

A HideMyHome request is a one-time, owner-authorized ask to major portals, including Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com, Trulia, and others. It asks them to remove listing photos and to suppress price history and property details. You can review the HideMyHome homepage before you pay.

It is not a wipe of the property page, a deletion of county records, an edit to the MLS, a guarantee, a subscription, or a monitoring plan. HideMyHome does not operate the MLS.

You confirm ownership and sign an authorization so HideMyHome can contact the sites on your behalf. Why owner permission is required explains that signature. Each portal decides what it changes. Removal is not guaranteed. You receive a confirmation email once data is removed from each site, along with progress updates.

Timing depends on the website, the requested change, and any ownership checks. We cannot guarantee a completion date. The homepage FAQ covers the one-time payment, confirmation per site, and what to do if information comes back.

The listings request is $49.99 USD once, or $69.99 CAD on the Canada site. There is no subscription, no recurring billing, and nothing to cancel after checkout. A Google Street View blur is a separate request, and this listings plan does not include it.

If photos, price history, or details show up again later, the purchase covered one request. Contact HideMyHome to talk through a new request. There is no automatic re-removal.

If you want photos, price history, and property details requested on Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com, Trulia, and other major sites in one go, HideMyHome sends a one-time, owner-authorized request for $49.99 USD. Each site still decides what it changes, and the property page itself usually stays. Start your request.

FAQ

Can I remove my home from Zillow or Redfin? No. Zillow says it does not remove property pages, and the Redfin page should be expected to stay as well. You can ask for specific items, usually photos first. Each portal decides, and removal is not guaranteed.

What’s the difference between removing photos and removing the property page? Photos are listing media. Hiding them can take the gallery down and leave the address page in place. Removing the property page would delete that record. Portals keep the page.

Does hiding my listing photos remove the sold price or price history? No. A photo hide does not remove sold price or price history. Those sale facts often stay because sites use them for comps. See the sold price history guide.

Can floor plans and 3D tours be removed? Sometimes. They are often separate from the photo gallery, so they need to be named in the request. A portal may remove them or decline. It is not guaranteed.

Will my county property record be deleted? No. County and other public records stay public. HideMyHome does not erase them, and a portal does not delete the recorder or assessor record.

Does HideMyHome guarantee removal? No. HideMyHome sends an owner-authorized request for photos, price history, and property details. Each portal decides what it changes. The property page and accurate public records usually stay.

Is there a subscription or monitoring plan? No. The listings request is $49.99 USD once, or $69.99 CAD on the Canada site. There is no subscription, no recurring billing, no monitoring plan, and nothing to cancel.

What if my photos come back later? The purchase covered a one-time request. There is no automatic re-removal. Contact HideMyHome and we can talk through a new request. The homepage FAQ states the same limit.