Fair Housing
Under New York fair housing law, a real estate agent who steers a minority family away from predominantly white neighborhoods and toward predominantly minority neighborhoods is engaging in:
ALegal market segmentation
BIllegal steering✓ Correct
CPermissible neighborhood guidance
DLawful affirmative marketing
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of directing prospective buyers or renters toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, or familial status (or other protected classes under NY law). It is prohibited by the federal Fair Housing Act and New York State Human Rights Law.
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