Fair Housing
A real estate licensee who uses a neighborhood's racial composition as a selling point to attract buyers to that neighborhood is:
AProviding helpful consumer information
BEngaging in steering, which violates the Fair Housing Act✓ Correct
CConducting a legal marketing strategy
DComplying with their disclosure duties
Explanation
Using the racial composition of a neighborhood as a selling point — in either direction — is steering under the Fair Housing Act. Licensees should never use protected class characteristics (race, national origin, etc.) to guide buyers' housing choices.
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