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The practice whereby unscrupulous real-estate agents play on the fears of white and the housing predicament of blacks to make a fast buck by encouraging the rapid turnover of a neighborhood from all-white to all-black is called
 
  a. Redlining
  b. Racial steering
  c. Blockbusting
  d. Gerrymandering

Question 2

When callers on the phone to real estate or rental agents sound black or Hispanic, they are
 
  a. Considerably more likely than white-sounding callers to be told that rental property is unavailable when it is located in white areas
  b. Considerable less likely than white-sounding callers to be told that rental property is unavailable when it is located in black areas
  c. Less likely to be shown property in majority black and Hispanic neighborhoods
  d. Less likely to be offered a tour of property in listed neighborhoods.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: c

Answer to Question 2

ANS: a



karateprodigy

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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



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