Massachusetts Real Estate Salesperson Exam — All Questions
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A broker persuades homeowners to sell by suggesting that members of a particular group are moving into the neighborhood and values will drop. This illegal practice is called:
- a.Blockbusting✓
- b.Steering
- c.Redlining
- d.Puffing
Blockbusting (panic selling) is inducing owners to sell by suggesting that people of a particular protected class are entering the area and that values or safety will decline. It violates the Fair Housing Act. Steering and redlining are separate prohibited practices.
The federal Fair Housing Act protects families with children under which protected class?
- a.Marital status
- b.Age
- c.Source of income
- d.Familial status✓
Familial status protects households with children under 18 and pregnant persons from housing discrimination. Marital status, age, and source of income are not federal protected classes, though some state or local laws add them.