Fair Housing
Blockbusting is best described as:
ARefusing to lend in minority neighborhoods
BInducing homeowners to sell by suggesting minority groups are moving in to cause panic✓ Correct
CCharging higher rent to minority tenants
DAdvertising housing only in minority publications
Explanation
Blockbusting (panic peddling) is the illegal practice of inducing property owners to sell or rent by making representations about the entry or prospective entry of persons of a protected class into the neighborhood.
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