Fair Housing
Blockbusting is an illegal practice in which a real estate agent:
ALists a property below market value to generate multiple offers
BInduces homeowners to sell by suggesting that the entry of a minority group will cause property values to decline✓ Correct
CRefuses to show properties in certain price ranges to qualified buyers
DAdvertises a property exclusively in minority-language publications
Explanation
Blockbusting (also called panic selling or panic peddling) is an illegal fair housing violation where agents manipulate homeowners into selling by exploiting fears about neighborhood demographic changes. It violates the Fair Housing Act.
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