Fair Housing
An agent who tells a client 'there are a lot of [ethnic group] moving into that neighborhood' is engaged in:
APuffing
BBlockbusting / steering✓ Correct
CMaterial misrepresentation
DDual agency
Explanation
Making references to racial or ethnic composition of neighborhoods to influence real estate decisions is blockbusting/steering — an illegal practice under the Fair Housing Act.
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