Fair Housing
A real estate agent in Hampton Roads tells a white buyer that a neighborhood is 'changing' as a tactic to induce a sale. This is an example of:
ASteering
BBlockbusting✓ Correct
CRedlining
DPuffery
Explanation
Blockbusting (also called panic peddling) is the illegal practice of inducing owners to sell by suggesting the neighborhood is changing in terms of race, religion, or national origin of residents.
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