Fair Housing
Blockbusting is an illegal practice in West Virginia where a real estate agent:
ABlocks access to listings in the MLS
BInduces homeowners to sell by suggesting that property values will decline due to people of a protected class moving into the area✓ Correct
CRefuses to show properties in certain price ranges
DLists a property above its appraised value
Explanation
Blockbusting (also called panic selling or panic peddling) is the illegal practice of inducing property owners to sell by making representations about the entry of persons of a protected class into the neighborhood.
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