Fair Housing
Blockbusting in Pennsylvania real estate involves:
AAdvertising a property exclusively in minority-oriented publications
BInducing homeowners to sell by suggesting the neighborhood's racial composition is changing✓ Correct
CRefusing to show properties in certain neighborhoods
DSteering buyers toward specific neighborhoods based on their income
Explanation
Blockbusting (panic peddling) involves inducing owners to sell or rent by suggesting that minorities are moving into the neighborhood, causing property values to change. This is illegal under the federal Fair Housing Act and the PA Human Relations Act.
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