An ongoing service agreement for real estate photographers and 3D tour creators working with home builders on spec homes, model homes, community amenities, and quarterly marketing refreshes.
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The New Construction Builder Agreement is a master service contract for real estate photographers, 3D tour creators, and reality-capture professionals working with home builders on an ongoing basis. It governs spec home photography, Matterport or iGUIDE virtual tours, drone aerials, model home lifecycle shoots, community amenity sessions, and quarterly marketing refreshes across one or more residential communities. Individual assignments are authorized through Project Phase Schedules attached to the master agreement.
The New Construction Builder Agreement is appropriate when a photographer is beginning a recurring relationship with a home builder rather than handling a single one-time shoot. Use it before starting work on spec homes, model home launch and refresh cycles, clubhouse or amenity photography, or any quarterly marketing retainer arrangement. It is also the right fit when the builder's communities span multiple phases or locations and assignments will be issued over months or years.
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This Agreement is entered into by and between your photography business ("Photographer") and a home-building company ("Builder"). It governs all ongoing visual-media work — including spec home photography, 3D virtual tours, drone aerials, and community amenity sessions — performed across the Builder's residential communities during the agreement term.
Individual shooting assignments are authorized through Project Phase Schedules, which specify per-property pricing and deliverables. The master agreement controls in any conflict.
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The template defines four distinct deliverable categories:
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The fee structure combines a **monthly retainer** (covering availability and the quarterly refresh) with **per-phase invoicing** for individual property shoots. Model Home Refresh Shoots are billed at a fixed per-session rate. Late balances accrue interest at 1.5 % per month.
Travel beyond your defined radius, permit fees, and specialized equipment rentals are reimbursable expenses invoiced separately.
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Builders receive a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free license for residential marketing use — MLS, website, paid digital ads, print collateral, sales-center displays, and community social media. Community amenity assets are licensed to the specific community where they were captured. Model-home images may continue to be used for archival and brand purposes after a Lifecycle Close, but not to actively re-list the property.
Other templates capture pros use alongside this one.
Long-Form Real Estate Photography Contract — WGAN 2026 form template.
Photography and 3D Tour Services Agreement — WGAN 2026 form template.
Short-Form Real Estate Photography Contract — WGAN 2026 form template.
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