Fair Housing
Under Illinois fair housing law, a real estate agent who steers buyers of one race toward neighborhoods with a higher concentration of that race is engaging in:
ALegitimate neighborhood counseling
BSteering, which is an illegal form of housing discrimination✓ Correct
CLegal market segmentation
DAcceptable buyer representation
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of directing homebuyers toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on protected characteristics such as race. Both the Illinois Human Rights Act and the federal Fair Housing Act prohibit steering. Agents must show buyers all properties that meet their criteria, regardless of the racial or ethnic composition of neighborhoods.
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