Reports · Weekly · Jan 5 – Jan 11, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Jan 5, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.16% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 1 bp above last week and 77 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.18%, down 1 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.64 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.06 trillion in the Jan 7 reading, up 2.1% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 119 permits carrying $4.0M in printed valuation; the largest was a residential building permit at 3390 E Mission Blvd B ($650,000).
- 1 land-use meeting on the public calendar (Springdale) carried 21 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 | 6.16% | +1 bp | -77 bp | Jan 8 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.46% | +2 bp | -68 bp | Jan 8 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.18% | -1 bp | Jan 9 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 3.54% | +7 bp | Jan 9 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.64 pts | -8 bp | Jan 9 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.64% | -11 bp | Jan 9 |
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%).
119 issued · $4.0M printed valuation
By our sector tag: other 61, residential 51, retail 6, civic 1
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 3390 E Mission Blvd Bresidential building permit | $650,000 | Jan 8 |
| 2553 E Gila Wayresidential building permit | $439,276 | Jan 5 |
| 2237 S Magnificent Loopresidential building permit | $365,552 | Jan 5 |
| 2223 S Magnificent Loopresidential building permit | $361,238 | Jan 5 |
| 898 W Lawson Stresidential building permit | $315,608 | Jan 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Springdale Planning Commission | 21 | Jan 6 |
No dated ARDOT releases for NWA this week.
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