Connecticut Real estate appraiser License: Requirements, Cost & How to Apply (2026)

Connecticut Real Estate Appraisal Commission, Department of Consumer Protection

Connecticut Real Estate Appraisal Commission, Department of Consumer Protection

There is created in the Department of Consumer Protection the Connecticut Real Estate Appraisal Commission.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Open the official agency page

https://portal.ct.gov/dcp/license-services-division/all-license-applications/real-estate-appraiser-or-reciprocal

Real Estate Appraiser or Reciprocal

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Open the official agency page

https://portal.ct.gov/dcp/license-services-division/all-license-applications/real-estate-appraiser-or-reciprocal

Online Application Only

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Appraisers and provisional appraisers need the appropriate certification or provisional license unless a statutory exemption applies.

Appraisers and provisional appraisers need the appropriate certification or provisional license unless a statutory exemption applies.

No person shall act as a real estate appraiser or provisional appraiser or engage in the real estate appraisal business without the appropriate certification or provisional license issued by the commission, unless exempted

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Application page lists certified-residential application $45, reciprocal certified residential $460, and state or reciprocal provisional application/initial license $140.

Application page lists certified-residential application $45, reciprocal certified residential $460, and state or reciprocal provisional application/initial license $140.

$45 - State Certified Residential Appraiser ... $460 - Reciprocal State Certified Residential Appraiser ... $140 - State or Reciprocal Provisional Licensed Appraiser

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Statutory initial license fees: certified $375, provisional $100. Annual renewal: certified $285, provisional $100. Certified appraisers also pay the federal annual registry fee.

Statutory initial license fees: certified $375, provisional $100. Annual renewal: certified $285, provisional $100. Certified appraisers also pay the federal annual registry fee.

an initial fee of: Three hundred seventy-five dollars in the case of certified appraisers and one hundred dollars in the case of provisional licensees. ... The renewal fee ... Two hundred eighty-five dollars in the case of certified appraisers and one hundred dollars in the case of provisional licensees. ... certified real estate appraisers shall pay ... an annual registry fee

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

18 years old

18

No certification or provisional license ... shall be issued ... to any person who has not attained the age of eighteen years.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Provisional applicants need a sponsor, prelicensing certificates, and supervisor/provisional course completion for both applicant and sponsor.

Provisional applicants need a sponsor, prelicensing certificates, and supervisor/provisional course completion for both applicant and sponsor.

All Provisional applicants must have a sponsor to apply. ... All pre-licensing course certificates. ... Proof of completion of supervisor/provisional education course. ... Proof of sponsor's completion of supervisor/provisional education course.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Certified-residential upgrade applications require all signed experience logs, with hours listed and tallied, plus prelicensing certificates and proof of required college completion.

Certified-residential upgrade applications require all signed experience logs, with hours listed and tallied, plus prelicensing certificates and proof of required college completion.

Required Documents to Upgrade to Certified Residential or Certified General: ... All pre-licensing course certificates. ... All signed logs. (Hours must be listed at bottom of each page and tallied.) ... Proof of required college completion.

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All certifications and provisional licenses ... must expire annually and be subject to renewal.

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All certifications and provisional licenses ... shall expire annually and be subject to renewal.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Must expire annually and be subject to renewal

shall expire annually and be subject to renewal Applies to: Certifications and provisional licenses

All certifications and provisional licenses issued under the provisions of sections 20-500 to 20-528, inclusive, shall expire annually and be subject to renewal.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

28 hours

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28 credit hours per two-year cycle

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Current February 1, 2026–January 31, 2028 cycle: seven-hour USPAP, three-hour Connecticut appraisal law with supervisor/provisional education, seven-hour national valuation bias/fair housing, and 11 approved elective hours.

Current February 1, 2026–January 31, 2028 cycle: seven-hour USPAP, three-hour Connecticut appraisal law with supervisor/provisional education, seven-hour national valuation bias/fair housing, and 11 approved elective hours.

All continuing education (CE) must be completed between February 01, 2026 and January 31, 2028. ... Seven (7) hour Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) ... Three (3) hour CT Real Estate Appraisal Law with Supervisory/Provisional Education ... Seven (7) hour National Valuation Bias and Fair Housing ... remaining hours eleven (11) hours

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Reciprocal certified-residential and provisional applications are offered; reciprocal licensees must complete Connecticut's CE cycle, including the Connecticut law course.

Reciprocal certified-residential and provisional applications are offered; reciprocal licensees must complete Connecticut's CE cycle, including the Connecticut law course.

all license holders must complete CE. This includes the CT Appraisal Law with Supervisory/Provisional Education course, the 7-hour USPAP, and the 7-hour Valuation Bias and Fair Housing course, plus 11-hours of elective courses.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026