I get almost all of my promotional materials - signs, banners, tents, flags, printing, etc - from China.

We are intentionally not promoting it.  

I am not affliated, have purchased, nor am promoting such platforms. 

I won't share the link to my website here because they'll quickly accuse me of self-promotion.

Fortunately for them,  social media is an enormous and inexpensive stage to promote their nonsense.

I haven’t seen any longer term studies done, only promotional info when the RE market was generally rising.  

If you had put that $100,000 into any local real estate of your own do you have any idea the type of gains you'd have over four years.Do not send your money to investment promoters of any kind that you learn about in podcasts, on the internet, social media, etc.

Legal and ethical implications: Agents engaging in such practices may face:Legal consequencesLicensing penaltiesEthical violationsThese actions ultimately harm consumers by restricting options and potentially inflating costs.The new system, allowing buyers and their agents to negotiate commissions directly, promotes transparency and fair competition.

Philadelphia has implemented various forms legislation over the years between abatements, land banks and density bonuses geared towards promoting development in areas that suffered from disinvestment and housing affordability challenges with some legislation having been more effective than others. 

I'll PM you, as I'm not sure this falls in the range of the forum rules regarding promotions, etc.