Fair Housing
Blockbusting is the illegal practice of:
ARefusing to sell to buyers of a certain race
BInducing panic selling by suggesting that minorities are moving into a neighborhood✓ Correct
CLending only in certain neighborhoods
DAdvertising properties only to certain groups
Explanation
Blockbusting (panic peddling) is the illegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell by suggesting that people of a protected class are moving into the neighborhood, implying property values will fall. It violates the Fair Housing Act.
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