Reports · Weekly · Jun 29 – Jul 5, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Jun 29, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.43% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 6 bp below last week and 24 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.49%, up 11 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.35 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.10 trillion in the Jul 1 reading, up 3.0% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 18 permits carrying $2.6M in printed valuation; the largest was a home addition at 304 SW B St ($550,000).
- Official data out this week: NWA metro jobs and unemployment (Wed); National jobs report (Thu).
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 | 6.43% | -6 bp | -24 bp | Jul 2 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.79% | -5 bp | -1 bp | Jul 2 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.49% | +11 bp | Jul 2 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.14% | +7 bp | Jul 2 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.35 pts | +4 bp | Jul 2 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.64% | +2 bp | Jul 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%).
18 issued · $2.6M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 10, retail 6, other 1, civic 1
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 304 SW B Sthome addition | $550,000 | Jun 30 |
| 1207 SW Journey Lnnew home | $392,152 | Jul 1 |
| 4605 SW Scarlet Oak Stnew home | $392,112 | Jun 30 |
| 6709 SW Crabapple Stnew home | $310,615 | Jul 1 |
| 403 SW 3rd Sthome addition | $290,000 | Jun 29 |
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.
- NWA metro jobs and unemployment · BLS · Jul 1
- National jobs report · BLS · Jul 2
Due next week
Nothing scheduled from BLS, Census, FHFA or the Fed.
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