Fair Housing
A real estate agent who consistently shows minority buyers only properties in minority-majority neighborhoods is engaged in:
APanic peddling
BRedlining
CSteering✓ Correct
DBlockbusting
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of guiding buyers toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on the buyer's protected class characteristics (race, national origin, etc.) or the racial composition of neighborhoods.
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