Fair Housing
HUD's testing program to detect housing discrimination uses:
ASecret shoppers who pose as prospective buyers or renters of different protected classes to detect discriminatory treatment✓ Correct
BRandom audits of real estate broker transaction files
CUndercover FBI agents who investigate housing providers
DComputer analysis of property sale prices across demographics
Explanation
HUD uses paired testing (sometimes called 'mystery shopping') where similarly qualified testers of different protected classes approach the same housing provider to see if they receive different treatment. This method can detect subtle forms of discrimination like steering, false availability claims, and different terms offered to different groups.
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