Fair Housing
A Rhode Island real estate agent steers a minority buyer away from a predominantly white neighborhood toward a minority neighborhood. 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 their protected class characteristics. It violates both the federal Fair Housing Act and Rhode Island's Fair Housing Practices Act.
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