What term describes inducing a homeowner to sell or list a property because the neighborhood is deteriorating or transitioning due to an influx of minorities?

• A. Redlining
• B. Blockbusting
• C. Picketing
• D. Steering

Answer: (B)

Blockbusting is the discriminatory practice of inducing a homeowner to sell by suggesting that a neighborhood is deteriorating or will change because minority populations are moving in. This panic-selling tactic is designed to profit from rapid turnover and is illegal under the Fair Housing Act.

Redlining involves denying or limiting financial services to a neighborhood based on its racial or ethnic composition; steering is directing buyers toward or away from certain areas because of race; picketing is a protest activity, not a real estate tactic. The scenario described fits blockbusting because it centers on triggering sales through fear of demographic change.