Fair Housing
Under the Fair Housing Act, a real estate agent who tells a prospective buyer that a neighborhood is 'changing' to induce panic selling is engaging in:
ASteering
BBlockbusting✓ Correct
CRedlining
DPuffing
Explanation
Blockbusting (also called panic peddling) is the illegal practice of inducing property owners to sell by suggesting that the entry of protected classes into the neighborhood will cause property values to decline.
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