Fair Housing
A real estate broker who maintains a racially segregated housing pattern by only showing African American buyers homes in predominantly African American neighborhoods is engaged in:
ABlockbusting
BRedlining
CSteering✓ Correct
DPanic selling
Explanation
Steering involves directing buyers or renters toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on their membership in a protected class. Showing minority buyers only homes in minority neighborhoods maintains segregation and violates the Fair Housing Act. Blockbusting involves inducing panic selling; redlining involves refusing to lend.
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