Fair Housing
Which practice involves inducing homeowners to sell by suggesting that people of a protected class are moving into the neighborhood?
ASteering
BRedlining
CBlockbusting✓ Correct
DPanic peddling
Explanation
Blockbusting (also called panic peddling) is the illegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell by exploiting fears that people of a protected class are moving into the neighborhood, typically to profit from the resulting lower prices.
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