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 · Jul 13 – Jul 19, 2026

Northwest Arkansas, week of Jul 13, 2026

30-year mortgage
6.55%
▲ 6 bp w/w
Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED · 2026-07-16
10-year Treasury, week close
4.55%
▼ 1 bp w/w
U.S. Treasury via FRED · 2026-07-17
CRE loans at U.S. banks
$3,113B
▲ 3.1% y/y
Fed H.8 via FRED · 2026-07-15
Bentonville permits issued
26
$3.5M printed valuation · 2026-07-19

What happened


generated from the data
  • The 30-year fixed averaged 6.55% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 6 bp above last week and 20 bp lower than a year ago.
  • The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.55%, down 1 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.37 points above the 2-year.
  • Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.11 trillion in the Jul 15 reading, up 3.1% from a year earlier.
  • Bentonville issued 26 permits carrying $3.5M in printed valuation; the largest was a new home at 5905 SW Messenger Ave ($379,498).
  • Official data out this week: Inflation (Tue); Building permits, national (Fri).
  • 1 land-use meeting on the public calendar (Siloam Springs) carried 3 agenda items.

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 Jul 16
Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly) and U.S. Treasury constant-maturity 10-year (daily), via FRED.
Data through 2026-07-16 · Free to reuse with the credit line.

Rates this week


RateLevelWeekYearAs of
30-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS6.55%+6 bp-20 bpJul 16
15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS5.93%+11 bp+1 bpJul 16
10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury4.55%-1 bpJul 17
2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury4.18%-3 bpJul 17
10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury+0.37 pts+2 bpJul 17
SOFRNY Fed3.59%+4 bpJul 17

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

26 issued · $3.5M printed valuation

By our sector tag: residential 15, retail 11

Largest by valuationValuationIssued
5905 SW Messenger Avenew home$379,498Jul 13
5903 SW Messenger Avenew home$378,334Jul 13
5906 SW Omaha Avenew home$362,513Jul 13
1022 Lockheed Stnew home$339,966Jul 13
1020 Lockheed Stnew home$335,007Jul 13

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
MeetingItemsDate
Siloam Springs Planning Commission3Jul 14

Projects heard

  • Siloam Springs — Batson 11,900 sq ft cheer facility Significant Development on Hwy 412 · Jul 14

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.

Official data out this week


data calendar

Due next week


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