Fair Housing
A real estate agent who tells a minority buyer that no homes are available in a neighborhood where homes are actually for sale is engaging in:
ABlockbusting
BRedlining
CSteering✓ Correct
DFraud
Explanation
Telling a buyer that no homes are available in a neighborhood where homes are actually for sale based on the buyer's protected class characteristics is a form of steering — an illegal fair housing violation.
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