Reports · Weekly · Mar 30 – Apr 5, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Mar 30, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.46% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 8 bp above last week and 18 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.35%, down 9 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.51 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.09 trillion in the Apr 1 reading, up 2.7% from a year earlier.
[NEEDS DATA: Bentonville's September 2026 permits report isn't in yet; the city's reports run through 2026-08-31]
Every sentence above is a fixed template filled with computed values; no figure is typed by hand. Market commentary, not advice.
Rates this week
| Rate | Level | Week | Year | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 6.46% | +8 bp | -18 bp | Apr 2 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.77% | +2 bp | -5 bp | Apr 2 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.35% | -9 bp | Apr 3 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 3.84% | -4 bp | Apr 3 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.51 pts | -5 bp | Apr 3 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.66% | +3 bp | Apr 2 |
Mortgage rates are Freddie Mac's Thursday survey; Treasury and curve are the week's last daily close, compared with the prior week's last close. bp = basis points (0.01%).
[NEEDS DATA: permits issued after 2026-08-31 arrive with the city's next monthly report]
City of Bentonville permits-issued reports (public record). Valuation is as printed by the city. Other cities' permit records aren't in yet; Census counts by city are in the monthly reports.
No land-use meetings in the agenda feed for this week.
No dated ARDOT releases for NWA this week.
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