Fair Housing
An Alaska real estate agent shows a buyer every neighborhood except one because the agent 'doesn't think the buyer would like it.' This practice may be:
AGood customer service
BSteering — a violation of fair housing law✓ Correct
CPermissible if the agent genuinely believes it
DRequired by the agent's fiduciary duty to the buyer
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of directing buyers toward or away from certain areas based on the buyer's (or the neighborhood's) protected class characteristics. Even well-intentioned steering based on assumptions about what a buyer might prefer can violate the Fair Housing Act.
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