Fair Housing
Under the Fair Housing Act, a real estate broker who steers buyers of a certain race to specific neighborhoods is committing:
ABlockbusting
BSteering✓ Correct
CRedlining
DPanic selling
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of guiding buyers or renters toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on protected class characteristics such as race, national origin, or religion.
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