Fair Housing
A NJ real estate agent who shows a buyer homes only in neighborhoods where the buyer's race is already the majority is committing:
AAcceptable market-based advice
BIllegal racial steering that limits the buyer's options based on race✓ Correct
CSound investment advice
DA permissible practice if the buyer asks for it
Explanation
Showing buyers properties only in racially homogeneous areas matching the buyer's race is illegal steering under both the NJ LAD and the federal Fair Housing Act. Agents must present all suitable properties regardless of neighborhood racial composition, and cannot make race-based limitations on housing choices.
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