Fair Housing
Under the Fair Housing Act, a real estate agent who steers a minority buyer away from neighborhoods with a majority of the buyer's own ethnic group and toward heavily minority areas is engaging in:
ABlockbusting
BSteering✓ Correct
CRedlining
DReverse redlining
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of directing buyers or renters toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race, national origin, or other protected characteristics. Steering undermines fair housing and perpetuates residential segregation.
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