Fair Housing
Blockbusting is defined as:
ARestricting loans in certain geographic areas based on race
BInducing homeowners to sell by making representations about the entry of protected classes into a neighborhood✓ Correct
CSteering buyers toward or away from neighborhoods based on race
DRefusing to show homes in certain neighborhoods
Explanation
Blockbusting (also called panic selling) is the illegal practice of inducing property owners to sell or rent by suggesting that the entry of protected-class individuals into the neighborhood will lower property values or increase crime.
Related Connecticut Fair Housing Questions
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- A Connecticut landlord advertises a rental on social media showing only photographs of white residents and using language like 'you'll feel right at home here.' Fair housing organizations may allege this advertisement:
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- A Connecticut senior living community (55+ housing) wants to qualify for the Fair Housing Act exemption. Which of the following would DISQUALIFY the community from the exemption?
- A Connecticut real estate agent is approached by a seller who discloses they are selling due to divorce. The agent should:
- Which of the following advertising practices would NOT violate the Fair Housing Act?
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