Fair Housing
Blockbusting (panic selling) involves:
ASelling a property quickly below market value
BInducing property owners to sell by suggesting that people of a particular protected class are moving into the neighborhood✓ Correct
CBlocking a zoning variance request
DRefusing to show homes to buyers of certain income levels
Explanation
Blockbusting is the illegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell by implying that the entry of protected-class members into the neighborhood will cause property values to decline, crime to increase, or the character of the neighborhood to change. It violates fair housing laws.
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