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A Nevada salesperson named Diane is helping a client purchase a home in Reno. The client asks Diane to only show homes in neighborhoods where 'people like us' live, implying a preference for a racially homogeneous community. Diane complies and limits her showings accordingly. Under the federal Fair Housing Act, Diane's conduct most likely constitutes which prohibited practice?

Correct Answer

B) Steering

Steering is the illegal practice of directing buyers or renters toward or away from specific neighborhoods based on a protected class characteristic such as race. By limiting showings to racially homogeneous neighborhoods at the client's request, Diane is engaging in steering based on race, which is a federally protected class under the Fair Housing Act. A licensee cannot comply with a client's discriminatory instructions.

Answer Options
A
Blockbusting
B
Steering
C
Redlining
D
Panic selling

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