Fair Housing
A NH real estate agent refuses to show properties in a specific Nashua neighborhood to a buyer because the agent assumes the buyer 'wouldn't fit in there' based on the buyer's accent. This is:
APermissible market knowledge
BSteering based on national origin, which violates the Fair Housing Act✓ Correct
CLegal if the agent genuinely believes the buyer would be unhappy there
DPermitted if the agent discloses the reason to the buyer
Explanation
Steering buyers away from neighborhoods based on their national origin (as suggested by an accent) is a violation of the Fair Housing Act. Agents must show all requested properties to all qualified buyers, regardless of the agent's assumptions about where the buyer 'belongs.'
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