Fair Housing
Blockbusting (also called panic selling) is the illegal practice of:
ARefusing to show properties in certain neighborhoods
BInducing homeowners to sell by making representations about the entry of protected class members into the neighborhood✓ Correct
CCharging higher rent to tenants of a certain national origin
DRefusing to lend money in minority neighborhoods
Explanation
Blockbusting is the illegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell their properties at deflated prices by suggesting that protected class members are moving into the neighborhood, implying a decline in property values. It violates the Fair Housing Act.
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