Fair Housing
A real estate agent who tells a white buyer 'you wouldn't want to live in that neighborhood — it's changing' is guilty of:
AGiving helpful neighborhood advice
BSteering based on racial composition✓ Correct
CBlockbusting
DRedlining
Explanation
Telling a buyer they wouldn't want to live in a neighborhood because of its racial or ethnic composition is racial steering — directing buyers away from areas based on protected class characteristics. This is a violation of the Fair Housing Act.
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