Fair Housing
A Connecticut real estate agent 'steers' buyers of one racial group toward certain neighborhoods and buyers of a different racial group away from those same neighborhoods. This practice is called:
ABlockbusting
BRedlining
CSteering✓ Correct
DPanic peddling
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of directing buyers or renters toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on protected characteristics such as race. It violates the federal Fair Housing Act and Connecticut fair housing laws.
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