Fair Housing
Blockbusting is an illegal practice that involves:
ARefusing to make loans in certain geographic areas
BInducing homeowners to sell by suggesting that the entry of a protected class will lower property values✓ Correct
CDirecting buyers of a particular race to specific neighborhoods
DRequiring excessive deposits from tenants with disabilities
Explanation
Blockbusting (also called panic selling) is the illegal practice of inducing property owners to sell by suggesting that members of a protected class are moving into the neighborhood, which will supposedly lower property values.
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