Fair Housing
A real estate agent tells white homebuyers that a neighborhood is 'not for people like us' because minorities live there. This violates the Fair Housing Act under which illegal practice?
ARedlining
BSteering✓ Correct
CBlockbusting
DDiscriminatory advertising
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of directing buyers toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on race or other protected characteristics. Saying a neighborhood is 'not for people like us' based on racial composition is textbook steering.
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