Fair Housing
Under the Fair Housing Act, a real estate agent who shows a Black buyer only homes in predominantly Black neighborhoods and does not show homes in white neighborhoods is engaged in:
ACustomer-preference-based showing
BSteering based on race✓ Correct
CAcceptable market segmentation
DBlockbusting
Explanation
Showing buyers properties only in neighborhoods that match their race (or steering them away from other neighborhoods) is racial steering — illegal discrimination under the FHA.
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