Reports · Weekly · Jul 20 – Jul 26, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Jul 20, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.58% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 3 bp above last week and 16 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.69%, up 14 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.36 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.12 trillion in the Jul 22 reading, up 3.2% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 22 permits carrying $15.5M in printed valuation; the largest was a commercial remodel at 3101 SE 14th St ($5.5M).
- Official data out this week: Arkansas jobs and unemployment (Tue); Building permits, revised with city detail (Fri).
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 | 6.58% | +3 bp | -16 bp | Jul 23 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.96% | +3 bp | +9 bp | Jul 23 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.69% | +14 bp | Jul 24 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.33% | +15 bp | Jul 24 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.36 pts | -1 bp | Jul 24 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.64% | +5 bp | Jul 24 |
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%).
22 issued · $15.5M printed valuation
By our sector tag: retail 12, residential 4, other 3, multifamily 3
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 3101 SE 14th Stcommercial remodel | $5.5M | Jul 23 |
| 1421 SW Clash Ctnew home | $3.5M | Jul 21 |
| 1401 SW Clash Ctnew commercial building | $1.7M | Jul 21 |
| 2200 SW Zeppelin Rdnew home | $1.4M | Jul 21 |
| 2200 SW Zeppelin Rdnew home | $1.4M | Jul 21 |
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.
- Arkansas jobs and unemployment · BLS · Jul 21
- Building permits, revised with city detail · Census · Jul 24
Due next week
- Fed rate decision (FOMC) · Federal Reserve · Jul 29, 1:00 PM CT
- NWA metro jobs and unemployment · BLS · Jul 29, 9:00 AM CT
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