Fair Housing
What is 'redlining' in the context of fair housing?
AMarking property boundary lines in red on surveys
BThe illegal practice of denying loans or insurance to residents of certain geographic areas based on race or ethnicity✓ Correct
CA legal method of zoning residential areas
DA technique for pricing properties in declining markets
Explanation
Redlining refers to the historic and illegal practice of denying financial services (loans, insurance) to residents of neighborhoods defined by race or ethnicity, often literally drawn in red on maps.
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