Fair Housing
A real estate agent who informs a prospective buyer that 'this neighborhood is changing' as a coded reference to the racial composition is engaged in:
ALawful community disclosure
BBlockbusting or steering✓ Correct
CPermitted market commentary
DAn acceptable expression of local knowledge
Explanation
Using coded language about neighborhood demographic changes to steer buyers or induce panic selling constitutes blockbusting or steering — illegal practices under the Fair Housing Act.
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