Real Estate License from Indiana to Connecticut: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-09-01 · source: Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection — Real Estate Commission ↗
Yes — Connecticut has a reciprocity arrangement covering Indiana license holders. Apply to the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection — Real Estate Commission under its reciprocity/endorsement track; typically you skip the national exam and complete state-specific requirements only.
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Reciprocity agreement
Indiana is on Connecticut's recognition list, which puts this move on the streamlined track: your education and national exam are credited, and the requirements below are what Connecticut still insists on — typically its own law exam and a background check. One caution: agreements are directional and revocable. This page's verification date tells you when we last confirmed Indiana on the list; the commission link is the live truth.
What changes, Indiana → Connecticut
| Indiana (current) | Connecticut (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Training hours | 90 | 60 |
| Application fee | $60 ($60 due with the Indiana broker license application, payable to the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: the $50 application fee under 876 IAC 5-3-1(a)(1) plus the $10 investigative-fund fee that 876 IAC 5-3-1(b) adds to every broker license issuance. State Form 44176 is the same application used by reciprocity/endorsement applicants, and it states the fee as $60.00. All fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable. NOT included: the Pearson VUE 'Broker by Endorsement' state-portion exam fee ($55), pre-licensing course tuition, and renewal ($50 renewal + $10 investigative fund).) | $670 (Reciprocal salesperson total: $80 application fee + $570 initial license fee + $20 guaranty fund fee) |
| Processing time | The Commission states endorsement 'is not a fast process' — a Commission member must review the licensing state's requirements and recommend to the full Commission before approval | No board-stated timeframe; applicant is invited to register and schedule any required exam only after DCP reviews and approves the application |
| Licensing authority | Indiana Real Estate Commission (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency) | Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection — Real Estate Commission |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Connecticut sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Connecticut's current requirements on the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection — Real Estate Commission website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the reciprocity application to the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection — Real Estate Commission (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Hold an active salesperson license in good standing, originally obtained by examination, in a reciprocal state.
- Provide a certification of license history from the reciprocal state and from every other state where you hold or ever held a license.
- Have a Connecticut-licensed supervising broker (salesperson applicants).
- Pay the fees ($670 (Reciprocal salesperson total: $80 application fee + $570 initial license fee + $20 guaranty fund fee)) and allow No board-stated timeframe; applicant is invited to register and schedule any required exam only after DCP reviews and approves the application.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Connecticut accept a Indiana real estate license?
Yes — Connecticut has a reciprocity arrangement covering Indiana license holders. Apply to the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection — Real Estate Commission under its reciprocity/endorsement track; typically you skip the national exam and complete state-specific requirements only.
Which exams will I take moving from Indiana to Connecticut?
Reciprocal-state applicants licensed by examination skip the Connecticut exam, EXCEPT applicants from Florida, Illinois, Indiana or Ohio, who must pass the state portion of the Connecticut Real Estate Examination (PSI); non-reciprocal-state licensees may also license by passing the CT state portion.
What does the move cost?
$670 (Reciprocal salesperson total: $80 application fee + $570 initial license fee + $20 guaranty fund fee) (Reciprocal salesperson total: $80 application fee + $570 initial license fee + $20 guaranty fund fee).
Can I keep selling in Indiana after I'm licensed in Connecticut?
Yes — real estate licenses stack. Keep the Indiana license active (renewals and CE continue separately) and you hold both; many border-market agents do exactly this.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-09-01.
- Connecticut DCP — Real Estate Reciprocal Applications and Instructions (fees, exam rule) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Connecticut DCP — License Reciprocity for Real Estate (list of reciprocal states) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Connecticut DCP — Real Estate Salesperson Initial/Exam Application (60-hour pre-license course) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Indiana Real Estate Commission — Real Estate home / Reciprocity ('the Real Estate Commission does not have reciprocity agreements with any state ... submit your application via Endorsement') — official page via Internet Archive snapshot 2025-12-07 (live in.gov blocked from research environment) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Pearson VUE — Indiana Real Estate Candidate Handbook (rev 08/2025): broker exam requires a 90-hour pre-licensing course; 'Broker by Endorsement' takes the state portion only, 90-hour course not required; endorsement state exam $55 ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Indiana Real Estate Commission / Professional Licensing Agency — Application for Licensure as a Real Estate Broker, State Form 44176 (R16 / 4-23): 'The fee for this application is $60.00, payable to the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, in accordance with 876 IAC 5-3-1'; form includes the 'applying by reciprocity' election — official state form via Internet Archive snapshot 2026-01-17 (live forms.in.gov / in.gov still blocked from the research environment on 2026-09-01) ↗ (accessed 2026-09-01)
- Indiana Administrative Code, Title 876 Article 5 (876 IAC 5-3-1 Fee schedule): application for real estate broker license $50; commission also charges $10 for the investigative fund under IC 25-34.1-8-7.5 on issuance and renewal — official IAC text (iac.iga.in.gov) via Internet Archive snapshot 2024-12-17 ↗ (accessed 2026-09-01)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-09-01
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