Fair Housing
Blockbusting is an illegal practice in which an agent:
ARefuses to sell property to members of a protected class
BInduces homeowners to sell by exploiting fears of changing neighborhood demographics✓ Correct
CCharges higher prices to minority buyers
DRestricts advertising to certain demographic groups
Explanation
Blockbusting involves inducing panic selling by suggesting that members of a protected class are moving into the neighborhood and property values will decline. It is illegal under the Fair Housing Act.
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