What is the term for a city ordinance requiring real estate agents to show properties to certain minorities only in underrepresented areas?

Steering is a discriminatory practice where real estate agents guide potential homebuyers towards or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race or ethnicity. This practice often leads to minority families being shown properties only in areas that do not reflect their full range of housing options, particularly in underrepresented neighborhoods. The intent behind steering can be to maintain the racial or socioeconomic composition of particular areas, which reinforces segregation and limits opportunities for minority homebuyers.

In this context, steering is the most accurate term because it specifically refers to the act of directing individuals toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on their demographic characteristics. This undermines the principles of fair housing and equality in real estate transactions. Other terms like redlining, gentrification, and segregation address different aspects of housing discrimination and urban development but do not specifically refer to the actions of real estate agents in guiding buyers to specific neighborhoods based on race.