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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 · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026

Northwest Arkansas, week of Aug 31, 2026

30-year mortgage
6.71%
▲ 5 bp w/w
Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED · 2026-09-03
10-year Treasury, week close
4.78%
▲ 5 bp w/w
U.S. Treasury via FRED · 2026-09-04
CRE loans at U.S. banks
$3,130B
▲ 3.5% y/y
Fed H.8 via FRED · 2026-09-02
Bentonville permits issued
[NEEDS DATA]
city report runs through 2026-08-31

What happened

generated from the data
  • The 30-year fixed averaged 6.71% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 5 bp above last week and 21 bp higher than a year ago.
  • The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.78%, up 5 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.41 points above the 2-year.
  • Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.13 trillion in the Sep 2 reading, up 3.5% from a year earlier.
  • Official data out this week: NWA metro jobs and unemployment (Wed); National jobs report (Fri).
  • 5 land-use meetings on the public calendar (Bella Vista, Bentonville, Centerton, Rogers, Springdale) carried 23 agenda items.
  • ARDOT: ARDOT ribbon cutting: Springdale Bypass Phase Two + XNA Connector.

[NEEDS DATA: Bentonville's September 2026 permits report isn't in yet; the city's reports run through 2026-08-31]

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 Sep 3
Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly) and U.S. Treasury constant-maturity 10-year (daily), via FRED.
Data through 2026-09-03 · Free to reuse with the credit line.

Rates this week

RateLevelWeekYearAs of
30-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS6.71%+5 bp+21 bpSep 3
15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS6.04%+6 bp+44 bpSep 3
10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury4.78%+5 bpSep 4
2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury4.37%+3 bpSep 4
10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury+0.41 pts+2 bpSep 4
SOFRNY Fed3.65%0 bpSep 4

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

[NEEDS DATA: permits issued after 2026-08-31 arrive with the city's next monthly report]

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
Bentonville Planning Commission5Sep 1
Centerton Planning Commission6Sep 1
Rogers Planning Commission4Sep 1
Springdale Planning Commission7Sep 1
Bella Vista Planning Commission1Sep 3

Projects heard

  • Springdale — 355 E Hwy 264 proposed rezone C-2 to I-1 · Sep 1
  • Rogers — CCRC Facility rezone ~9.23 ac at 31st & Green Acres · Sep 1
  • Rogers — Airport Loop / Landers industrial I-1 request (staff table pending FLUM) · Sep 1
  • Centerton — Woodcrest Townhomes new prelim (DEV26-07) · Sep 1
  • Centerton — Downtown Master Plan final draft + Walmart NHM pickup in pipeline · Sep 1
  • Bentonville — Maningas Surgery Center LSD at 2607 N Walton · Sep 1
  • Bentonville — Health Care Campus CDP south of Central / west of I-49 · Sep 1
  • Bella Vista — STR 200' separation zoning ordinance amendment · Sep 3

Road news

road money
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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