Fair Housing
A real estate agent who shows minority buyers only properties in certain neighborhoods while showing white buyers a broader selection is engaging in:
ABlockbusting
BRedlining
CSteering✓ Correct
DPanic selling
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of directing buyers toward or away from certain areas based on their race, ethnicity, or other protected class characteristics.
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