Fair Housing
Blockbusting is best described as:
ARefusing to lend in certain neighborhoods
BInducing homeowners to sell by suggesting that protected-class members are moving into the area✓ Correct
CRequiring higher down payments from minorities
DAdvertising properties exclusively to one demographic
Explanation
Blockbusting (panic peddling) involves inducing owners to sell or rent by exploiting fears about the entry of protected-class members into a neighborhood.
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