Fair Housing
A real estate agent who only shows properties in certain zip codes to minority buyers is engaging in:
ALegal target marketing
BSteering, which is a fair housing violation✓ Correct
CAppropriate matching of buyer to neighborhood preferences
DPermissible geographic farming
Explanation
Steering — directing buyers toward or away from neighborhoods based on their race or other protected class characteristics — is illegal under the Fair Housing Act regardless of the agent's intent.
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