Fair Housing
A South Carolina buyer's agent who refuses to show properties in a specific neighborhood to buyers of a certain race is engaging in:
AProfessional judgment
BRacial steering, which violates the Fair Housing Act✓ Correct
CLegal customer service
DTarget marketing
Explanation
Steering buyers away from certain neighborhoods based on their race (or directing them only to race-compatible neighborhoods) is illegal racial steering under the Fair Housing Act.
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