Fair Housing
Under the Fair Housing Act, a real estate agent must show a buyer all properties matching the buyer's search criteria regardless of the buyer's protected class characteristics. Failure to do so is called:
ASteering✓ Correct
BBlockbusting
CRedlining
DCherry-picking
Explanation
Steering includes withholding properties from a buyer based on the buyer's protected class. Showing only some qualifying properties while hiding others that meet the buyer's criteria based on race, national origin, etc.
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