Fair Housing
A real estate agent who tells a prospective buyer that a neighborhood is 'changing' or implies that property values will decline because of the racial composition of the area is committing:
APuffing
BBlockbusting✓ Correct
CRedlining
DSteering
Explanation
Blockbusting is the illegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell by suggesting that the arrival of a protected class in the area will cause property values to decline. This 'panic peddling' violates the Fair Housing Act.
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