Connecticut

The Connecticut Real Estate Commission sits inside the Department of Consumer Protection, License Services Division, at 450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 901, Hartford, CT 06103. Email dcp.licenseservices@ct.gov. Live salesperson Initial/Exam page (fetched 2026-09-02): 60-hour Real Estate Principles and Practices, age 18, $80 application, then PSI. Broker supervision is not required to sit. PSI Connecticut Real Estate Candidate Information Bulletin (updated 11/13/2025) at test-takers.psiexams.com/ctre, (855) 746-8171: first sitting $59 both portions, retake $51, salesperson 80/120 min + 35/45 min at 70%, broker 75/80-point national + 45/40-point state at 75% in 180 minutes. Remote proctoring effective 5/14/25. Unlimited attempts for one year from eligibility; two years from the last passed portion to activate.

Activation is $590.00 under a CT licensed broker (reciprocal salesperson itemizes that as $570 + $20 Guaranty Fund). Salesperson licenses expire May 31 of every even-numbered year; 12-hour CE (3-hour 2028 CT REAL ESTATE LICENSE LAW + 9 elective) is due February 28. Renewal $578, late $57. Brokers expire November 30 even years, $758 / late $75, after three years, 1,500 hours and four transactions, and 60+15+15+30 (or 20 transactions). Massachusetts is 40 hours. Rhode Island is 45. New York is 77. Connecticut is the 60-hour, DCP-then-PSI, $590-to-activate, May-31-even-year jurisdiction on that map.