Reports · Weekly · Jul 27 – Aug 2, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Jul 27, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.66% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 8 bp above last week and 6 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.75%, up 6 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.47 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.12 trillion in the Jul 29 reading, up 3.2% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 28 permits carrying $6.2M in printed valuation; the largest was a new home at 4201 SW Plumley Ave ($836,271).
- Official data out this week: Fed rate decision (Wed); NWA metro jobs and unemployment (Wed).
- 2 land-use meetings on the public calendar (Highfill, Tontitown) carried 7 agenda items.
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 | 6.66% | +8 bp | -6 bp | Jul 30 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 6.04% | +8 bp | +19 bp | Jul 30 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.75% | +6 bp | Jul 31 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.28% | -5 bp | Jul 31 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.47 pts | +11 bp | Jul 31 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.66% | +2 bp | Jul 31 |
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%).
28 issued · $6.2M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 21, retail 6, other 1
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 4201 SW Plumley Avenew home | $836,271 | Jul 30 |
| 312 NW 7th Stnew home | $794,980 | Jul 31 |
| 5801 SW Regional Airport Blvdcommercial remodel | $549,000 | Jul 27 |
| 6504 SW Geranium Avenew home | $541,542 | Jul 28 |
| 3199 SW Regional Airport Blvdcommercial addition | $492,000 | Jul 27 |
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.
| Meeting | Items | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Highfill Planning Commission | 2 | Jul 28 |
| Tontitown Planning Commission | 5 | Jul 28 |
Projects heard
- Tontitown — Arnold Blevins LSD +8,400 sq ft at 500 Jean Mary Dr · Jul 28
No dated ARDOT releases for NWA this week.
- Fed rate decision (FOMC) · Federal Reserve · Jul 29
- NWA metro jobs and unemployment · BLS · Jul 29
Due next week
- National jobs report · BLS · Aug 7, 7:30 AM CT
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