Reports · Weekly · May 4 – May 10, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of May 4, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.37% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 7 bp above last week and 39 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.38%, down 1 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.48 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.09 trillion in the May 6 reading, up 2.8% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 18 permits carrying $3.9M in printed valuation; the largest was a new home at 6502 SW Dawning Path St ($622,088).
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 | 6.37% | +7 bp | -39 bp | May 7 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.72% | +8 bp | -17 bp | May 7 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.38% | -1 bp | May 8 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 3.90% | +2 bp | May 8 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.48 pts | -3 bp | May 8 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.60% | -4 bp | May 8 |
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%).
18 issued · $3.9M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 13, retail 5
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 6502 SW Dawning Path Stnew home | $622,088 | May 7 |
| 6607 SW Orange Avenew home | $408,384 | May 5 |
| 319 S Walton Blvdcommercial remodel | $400,000 | May 8 |
| 2707 SW Birds Nest Lnnew home | $376,498 | May 4 |
| 5900 SW Bear Creek Avenew home | $371,473 | May 4 |
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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