Fair Housing
A Virginia real estate company creates a policy of not advertising listings in certain zip codes where minority populations are concentrated. This is an example of:
ABlockbusting
BSteering
CRedlining✓ Correct
DPanic selling
Explanation
Redlining is the illegal practice of refusing to provide services (loans, advertising, insurance) in certain geographic areas based on the racial or ethnic composition of those areas.
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