Fair Housing
Blockbusting is the illegal practice of:
ARefusing to make loans in minority neighborhoods
BConvincing owners to sell by predicting neighborhood decline due to protected class groups moving in✓ Correct
COverpricing homes in minority neighborhoods
DRefusing to show homes to minority buyers
Explanation
Blockbusting (panic peddling) involves inducing homeowners to sell by implying that members of a protected class are moving into the neighborhood, which will lower property values. It is illegal under the Fair Housing Act.
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