Fair Housing
Blockbusting is the illegal practice of:
ABuying all available properties in a neighborhood to control prices
BInducing property owners to sell by suggesting a protected class group is moving into the area✓ Correct
CRefusing to lend in certain geographic areas based on racial composition
DAdvertising properties only in publications read by specific ethnic groups
Explanation
Blockbusting (panic selling or panic peddling) involves attempting to induce owners to sell by suggesting that persons of a protected class are moving into the neighborhood, implying this will cause property values to decline. This is illegal under the Fair Housing Act.
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