Real Estate License from South Dakota to Oregon: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Does Oregon accept a South Dakota real estate license?
Yes — Oregon has a reciprocity arrangement covering South Dakota license holders. Apply to the Oregon Real Estate Agency (OREA) under its reciprocity/endorsement track and complete Oregon's remaining requirements.
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Reciprocity agreement
South Dakota is on Oregon's recognition list, which puts this move on the streamlined track: your education and national exam are credited, and the requirements below are what Oregon 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 South Dakota on the list; the commission link is the live truth.
What's different between South Dakota and Oregon
Computed from both states' verified data rows, in both directions, and from the route every other origin gets into Oregon. Exam notes are our summary of each board's published rules, with sources below.
- Route, each way
South Dakota to Oregon (this page): Reciprocity agreement.
Oregon to South Dakota (the reverse move): Licensure by endorsement.
The two directions differ: South Dakota and Oregon do not give each other's licensees the same route.
- Does coming from South Dakota matter?
Coming from South Dakota matters here: only 4 of 50 origins (the other 49 states and DC) get this result for a move into Oregon.
The others get: licensure by endorsement (46).
- Reciprocity agreements
Oregon's reciprocity agreement list names 4 states (Alabama, Georgia, Nebraska, and South Dakota), including South Dakota.
South Dakota's row names no reciprocity agreement states.
- Application fee
Oregon lists $300 for an out-of-state applicant and South Dakota lists $225 for the reverse move; neither may be the full cost.
- Pre-license education
Oregon's first-time-applicant standard is 150 hours of pre-license education; South Dakota has no education hours figure on file, so the two cannot be compared here.
- Exam rules on record
Oregon and South Dakota carry different exam notes (our summaries, below); any state law or jurisprudence exam is listed with each state's requirements.
- Oregon (this move): No education or examination waivers for applicants from non-reciprocal states - the full 150-hour broker pre-license education and both sections of the broker exam are required. Applicants licensed in the reciprocal jurisdictions follow a separate reciprocal process with specific, agency-determined requirements.
- South Dakota (the reverse move): A non-resident already licensed elsewhere obtains the equivalent South Dakota license by passing only the South Dakota state-law portion of the exam (submit the original state-portion score report); South Dakota pre-licensing education and the national exam portion are not required
What changes, South Dakota → Oregon
| South Dakota (current) | Oregon (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-license education | — | 150 |
| Application fee | $225 (Application Fee - Salesperson (reciprocal only) $225; plus a $50 DCI fingerprint fee and an approx. $98 state-portion exam fee payable to the testing company) | $300 (Nonrefundable broker license application fee; excludes the PSI exam fee and the fingerprint/background-check fee.) |
| Processing time | Commission does not publish a processing-time estimate | Agency does not publish a processing-time estimate |
| Licensing authority | South Dakota Real Estate Commission (SDREC) / SD Department of Labor & Regulation | Oregon Real Estate Agency (OREA) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Oregon sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Oregon's current requirements on the Oregon Real Estate Agency (OREA) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the reciprocity application to the Oregon Real Estate Agency (OREA) (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Be 18 years old with a high school diploma, GED, or international equivalent.
- Register and apply in the eLicense system and pay the $300 nonrefundable application fee.
- Complete 150 hours of Agency-approved broker pre-license education.
- Pass both sections of the Oregon broker license exam (PSI) - except qualifying reciprocal-jurisdiction applicants.
- Complete a fingerprint-based background check at the PSI test center.
- Pay the fees listed above, and allow for the processing time shown there.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I keep selling in South Dakota after I'm licensed in Oregon?
Yes — real estate licenses stack. Keep the South Dakota 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 2026-07-21.
- OREA - Out-of-State Licensees ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- OREA - Broker license (qualifications, 150 hrs, $300 fee, exam) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- SD Real Estate Commission - Non-Resident Licensing Information ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- SD Real Estate Commission - License Types and Requirements ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- SD Real Estate Commission - Fee Schedule ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by the License Reciprocity Editorial Team · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21
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