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A real estate agent who directs buyers toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on the racial or ethnic composition of those areas is engaging in which illegal fair housing practice?

Correct Answer

B) Steering

Steering is the illegal practice of directing prospective buyers or renters toward or away from specific neighborhoods based on protected characteristics such as race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or familial status. Steering violates the federal Fair Housing Act and Montana's Human Rights Act.

Answer Options
A
Redlining
B
Steering
C
Blockbusting
D
Discriminatory advertising

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Related Topics:

redliningblockbustingFair Housing Act Section 804Montana Human Rights Act

Key Terms:

steeringFair Housing Actprotected classneighborhood demographicsillegal discrimination
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