Fair Housing
Blockbusting (panic selling) involves:
ARefusing to make loans in certain neighborhoods based on demographics
BInducing owners to sell by suggesting that minority groups are moving into the neighborhood✓ Correct
CDirecting buyers toward neighborhoods based on their race
DAdvertising property only in media targeted to a specific ethnic group
Explanation
Blockbusting is the illegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell by suggesting that people of a protected class are moving into the area, implying their property values will decline. It is illegal under the Fair Housing Act.
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