Fair Housing
Under the Fair Housing Act, a real estate agent who shows minority buyers homes only in predominantly minority neighborhoods while steering white buyers toward other areas is engaged in:
ABlockbusting
BSteering✓ Correct
CRedlining
DReverse redlining
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of directing buyers or renters toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on protected characteristics (race, national origin, religion, etc.).
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