Fair Housing
A Maryland real estate agent who consistently shows minority buyers only homes in certain neighborhoods while showing white buyers homes throughout the area is engaging in:
ALegitimate market guidance
BSteering, which is illegal under the Fair Housing Act✓ Correct
CAcceptable pre-screening
DA protected business practice
Explanation
Racial steering — directing buyers toward or away from neighborhoods based on race or other protected characteristics — is illegal under the Fair Housing Act.
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