Reports · Weekly · May 11 – May 17, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of May 11, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.36% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 1 bp below last week and 45 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.59%, up 21 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 $3.10 trillion in the May 13 reading, up 2.9% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 12 permits carrying $6.6M in printed valuation; the largest was a commercial remodel at 3101 SE 14th St ($3.7M).
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 | 6.36% | -1 bp | -45 bp | May 14 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.71% | -1 bp | -21 bp | May 14 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.59% | +21 bp | May 15 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.09% | +19 bp | May 15 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.50 pts | +2 bp | May 15 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.55% | -5 bp | May 15 |
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%).
12 issued · $6.6M printed valuation
By our sector tag: retail 5, residential 5, other 2
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 3101 SE 14th Stcommercial remodel | $3.7M | May 11 |
| 3300 SE Yellowstone Rdnew commercial building | $1.5M | May 14 |
| 110 W Central Avecommercial remodel | $675,000 | May 11 |
| 2707 SE Moberly Lncommercial remodel | $400,000 | May 12 |
| 802 SW 2nd Sthome remodel | $120,000 | May 12 |
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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