Fair Housing
Blockbusting is defined as:
ARefusing to show properties in certain neighborhoods based on race
BInducing homeowners to sell by suggesting that the entry of a protected class will cause property values to decline✓ Correct
CSteering buyers toward neighborhoods based on their protected class
DRedlining neighborhoods to deny mortgage loans
Explanation
Blockbusting (also called panic peddling) is the illegal practice of inducing property owners to sell by suggesting that persons of a protected class are moving into the area and that values will decline.
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