Fair Housing
A real estate agent in Detroit who consistently shows Black buyers homes only in predominantly Black neighborhoods without discussing other areas is engaged in:
ATargeted marketing
BSteering✓ Correct
CRedlining
DBlockbusting
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of directing buyers or renters toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on protected class characteristics of the buyers or current neighborhood residents.
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