Fair Housing
A Florida real estate agent shows minority buyers only homes in predominantly minority neighborhoods, never mentioning available homes in other areas. This practice is called:
ARedlining
BBlockbusting
CSteering✓ Correct
DPuffing
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of directing buyers or renters toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race, religion, national origin, or other protected class. Even when done to please the buyer, steering violates the Fair Housing Act by perpetuating segregated housing patterns.
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