Fair Housing
Blockbusting is best defined as:
ARefusing to make loans in certain geographic areas
BInducing homeowners to sell by suggesting that minority groups are moving into the neighborhood✓ Correct
CDirecting buyers to certain neighborhoods based on their protected class
DRefusing to show listings in certain zip codes
Explanation
Blockbusting (panic peddling) is the illegal practice of inducing owners to sell by making representations about the entry or anticipated entry of persons of a protected class into the neighborhood.
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