Fair Housing
A Connecticut real estate agent works primarily with luxury property buyers and has developed a practice of only showing properties in certain 'high-end' zip codes. If these zip codes correlate with racial demographics, this agent may be engaging in:
ALegitimate market specialization
BGeographic steering based on racial demographics, which violates the Fair Housing Act✓ Correct
CA normal business practice that is protected by the First Amendment
DPermissible zoning-based counseling
Explanation
Limiting property showings to certain geographic areas based on the racial composition of neighborhoods—even under the guise of 'luxury specialization'—can constitute geographic steering in violation of the Fair Housing Act. Agents must show properties based on buyer needs and preferences, not racial demographics.
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