10Y5.31%+3bp2026-10-052Y4.84%+1bp2026-10-0530Y MTG7.28%+25bp2026-10-01SOFR3.89%+1bp2026-10-05FED FUNDS3.75%+12bp2026-09CPI3.7% y/y2026-08US UNEMP4.20%+10bp2026-09NWA UNEMP3.10%-10bp2026-08NWA JOBS317,895-7952026-08FRED · Freddie Mac · BLS · data 2026-10-06

Reports · Weekly · Apr 6 – Apr 12, 2026

Northwest Arkansas, week of Apr 6, 2026

30-year mortgage
6.37%
▼ 9 bp w/w
Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED · 2026-04-09
10-year Treasury, week close
4.31%
▼ 4 bp w/w
U.S. Treasury via FRED · 2026-04-10
CRE loans at U.S. banks
$3,088B
▲ 2.7% y/y
Fed H.8 via FRED · 2026-04-08
Bentonville permits issued
39
$10.5M printed valuation · 2026-04-12

What happened


generated from the data
  • The 30-year fixed averaged 6.37% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 9 bp below last week and 25 bp lower than a year ago.
  • The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.31%, down 4 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.50 points above the 2-year.
  • Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.09 trillion in the Apr 8 reading, up 2.7% from a year earlier.
  • Bentonville issued 39 permits carrying $10.5M in printed valuation; the largest was a commercial remodel at 212 N Main St ($1.4M).

Every sentence above is a fixed template filled with computed values; no figure is typed by hand. Market commentary, not advice.

Mortgage and 10-year Treasury, 26 weeks
Weekly, through Apr 9
Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly) and U.S. Treasury constant-maturity 10-year (daily), via FRED.
Data through 2026-04-09 · Free to reuse with the credit line.

Rates this week


RateLevelWeekYearAs of
30-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS6.37%-9 bp-25 bpApr 9
15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS5.74%-3 bp-8 bpApr 9
10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury4.31%-4 bpApr 10
2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury3.81%-3 bpApr 10
10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury+0.50 pts-1 bpApr 10
SOFRNY Fed3.61%-5 bpApr 10

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%).

Bentonville permits


map

39 issued · $10.5M printed valuation

By our sector tag: residential 23, retail 14, other 2

Largest by valuationValuationIssued
212 N Main Stcommercial remodel$1.4MApr 6
807 NE A Stnew home$762,926Apr 8
1201 SW Elm Tree Rdnew home$719,503Apr 8
6700 SW Cadence Stnew home$709,906Apr 7
6303 SW Abelia Avenew home$404,114Apr 9

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.

On the public calendar


all hearings

No land-use meetings in the agenda feed for this week.

Road news


road money

No dated ARDOT releases for NWA this week.

Bentonville permits issued, by week
Whole weeks, starting Monday
City of Bentonville permits-issued reports (public record).
Data through 2026-08-24 · Free to reuse with the credit line.

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