Fair Housing
A New York broker who refuses to show properties in predominantly white neighborhoods to qualified Black buyers is engaging in:
ABlockbusting
BSteering✓ Correct
CRedlining
DPanic selling
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of directing buyers toward or away from neighborhoods based on their race or other protected characteristics. Refusing to show properties in certain neighborhoods to buyers of a specific race is illegal steering.
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