Reports · Weekly · Jan 26 – Feb 1, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Jan 26, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.10% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 1 bp above last week and 85 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.26%, up 2 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.74 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.07 trillion in the Jan 28 reading, up 2.3% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 130 permits carrying $66.9M in printed valuation; the largest was a commercial building permit at 1092 W Pathfinder Way ($6.9M).
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 | 6.10% | +1 bp | -85 bp | Jan 29 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.49% | +5 bp | -63 bp | Jan 29 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.26% | +2 bp | Jan 30 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 3.52% | -8 bp | Jan 30 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.74 pts | +10 bp | Jan 30 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.68% | +3 bp | Jan 30 |
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%).
130 issued · $66.9M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 75, other 40, multifamily 13, retail 2
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 1092 W Pathfinder Waycommercial building permit | $6.9M | Jan 30 |
| 1076 W Thorn Trail Ctcommercial building permit | $6.9M | Jan 30 |
| 1084 W Mossback Waycommercial building permit | $6.9M | Jan 30 |
| 1064 W High Bank Drcommercial building permit | $6.3M | Jan 30 |
| 1065 W High Bank Drcommercial building permit | $5.8M | Jan 30 |
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.
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