Fair Housing
A real estate agent who shows minority buyers only homes in predominantly minority neighborhoods, while showing white buyers homes throughout the city, is engaged in:
ABlockbusting
BRedlining
CSteering✓ Correct
DDiscriminatory advertising
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of directing buyers to neighborhoods based on their race or other protected characteristics. Showing minority buyers only homes in certain areas while giving white buyers broader choices is a textbook example.
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