Fair Housing
A West Virginia real estate agent tells a white buyer that a neighborhood is 'changing' and implies the buyer should look elsewhere. This practice is called:
ABlockbusting✓ Correct
BSteering
CRedlining
DPuffing
Explanation
Blockbusting (also called panic selling) is the illegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell by suggesting that the entry of minority groups will cause property values to decline. It exploits racial prejudice for profit.
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