Fair Housing
Blockbusting is the illegal practice of:
ARefusing to make loans in minority neighborhoods
BDirecting minorities to specific neighborhoods
CInducing homeowners to sell by suggesting that minorities are moving into the area✓ Correct
DAdvertising only to certain protected classes
Explanation
Blockbusting (also called panic peddling) is the illegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell by suggesting that the entry of minorities into the neighborhood will lower property values.
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