When realtors play on the fears of whites and the limited housing options of blacks to make more money by encouraging the rapid turnover of a neighborhood from all white to all black it is called _________:

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Blockbusting is the specific practice of exploiting racial fears to encourage white residents to sell their homes quickly before, as they were encouraged to believe, property values dropped dramatically once black families moved in. This allowed realtors and other housing professionals to quickly sell and resell homes in a neighborhood, often inflating prices with each turnover.

When Realtors Play on the Fears of Whites and the Limited