Fair Housing
A Connecticut real estate agent shows a minority buyer only homes in predominantly minority neighborhoods while showing white buyers the same-priced homes in all neighborhoods. This is:
AAcceptable if both buyer groups are shown homes in their preferred price range
BIllegal steering based on race in violation of the Fair Housing Act✓ Correct
CAcceptable because the agent is matching buyer preferences
DOnly illegal if the buyer complains
Explanation
Showing buyers only homes in neighborhoods based on the buyer's race (or steering them away from certain neighborhoods) is illegal steering under the Fair Housing Act, regardless of whether buyers seem comfortable with it.
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