Fair Housing
A real estate agent who shows a buyer homes only in one part of a city based on the buyer's race or national origin (without the buyer requesting this) is engaged in:
ABlockbusting
BSteering✓ Correct
CRedlining
DDisparate treatment
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of directing buyers toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race, national origin, or other protected class characteristics. The key element is that the agent is making this choice, not the buyer.
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