Real Estate License from Connecticut to Wisconsin: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: Wisconsin Real Estate Examining Board - Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) ↗
A real estate license transfers from Connecticut to Wisconsin by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Wisconsin Real Estate Examining Board - Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS), verify your Connecticut license, and meet Wisconsin's endorsement requirements. Endorsement applicants who held a salesperson license in another state within the past two years submit Form 2688 (Verification of Examination or Registration) and complete a 13-hour Wisconsin non-resident pre-license course in place of the standard 72-hour course.
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Verdict
Licensure by endorsement
Wisconsin publishes no agreement covering Connecticut, but it does evaluate out-of-state licensees individually — so this move runs on Wisconsin's endorsement judgment rather than a guarantee. The requirements below are what the Wisconsin Real Estate Examining Board - Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) commits to in writing; for anything discretionary (exam waivers, education credit), get the commission's answer in writing before you rely on it.
What changes, Connecticut → Wisconsin
| Connecticut (current) | Wisconsin (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Training hours | 60 | 72 |
| Application fee | $670 (Reciprocal salesperson total: $80 application fee + $570 initial license fee + $20 guaranty fund fee) | initial credential/application fee is set by DSPS and not published on the profession page (apply and pay at license.wi.gov); the biennial renewal fee is $75 per the DSPS Renewal Dates & Fees schedule |
| Processing time | No board-stated timeframe; applicant is invited to register and schedule any required exam only after DCP reviews and approves the application | Not published by DSPS |
| Licensing authority | Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection — Real Estate Commission | Wisconsin Real Estate Examining Board - Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Wisconsin sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Wisconsin's current requirements on the Wisconsin Real Estate Examining Board - Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Wisconsin Real Estate Examining Board - Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Have held a real estate salesperson license in another state within the past two years to use the endorsement path.
- Complete the Board-approved 13-hour non-resident pre-license course (Wis. Admin. Code REEB 25.038), or hold 10 academic semester credits in real estate / real estate law.
- Submit Form 2688 - Verification of Examination or Registration (endorsement applicants only).
- Submit Form 813 - Irrevocable Consent for Nonresidents (non-Wisconsin residents).
- Pay the fees (initial credential/application fee is set by DSPS and not published on the profession page (apply and pay at license.wi.gov); the biennial renewal fee is $75 per the DSPS Renewal Dates & Fees schedule) and allow Not published by DSPS.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Wisconsin accept a Connecticut real estate license?
A real estate license transfers from Connecticut to Wisconsin by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Wisconsin Real Estate Examining Board - Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS), verify your Connecticut license, and meet Wisconsin's endorsement requirements. Endorsement applicants who held a salesperson license in another state within the past two years submit Form 2688 (Verification of Examination or Registration) and complete a 13-hour Wisconsin non-resident pre-license course in place of the standard 72-hour course.
Which exams will I take moving from Connecticut to Wisconsin?
Endorsement applicants who held a salesperson license in another state within the past two years submit Form 2688 (Verification of Examination or Registration) and complete a 13-hour Wisconsin non-resident pre-license course in place of the standard 72-hour course.
What does the move cost?
initial credential/application fee is set by DSPS and not published on the profession page (apply and pay at license.wi.gov); the biennial renewal fee is $75 per the DSPS Renewal Dates & Fees schedule (initial credential/application fee is set by DSPS and not published on the profession page (apply and pay at license.wi.gov); the biennial renewal fee is $75 per the DSPS Renewal Dates & Fees schedule).
Can I keep selling in Connecticut after I'm licensed in Wisconsin?
Yes — real estate licenses stack. Keep the Connecticut 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.
- Wisconsin DSPS - Real Estate Salesperson (education & endorsement) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Wisconsin DSPS - Real Estate Salesperson Exam Information ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Wisconsin DSPS - Renewal Dates and Fees ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- 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)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21
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