Reports · Weekly · Feb 9 – Feb 15, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Feb 9, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.09% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 2 bp below last week and 78 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.04%, down 18 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 $3.07 trillion in the Feb 11 reading, up 2.2% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 202 permits carrying $17.4M in printed valuation; the largest was a commercial building permit at 4422 S School Ave ($1.7M).
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 | 6.09% | -2 bp | -78 bp | Feb 12 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.44% | -6 bp | -65 bp | Feb 12 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.04% | -18 bp | Feb 13 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 3.40% | -10 bp | Feb 13 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.64 pts | -8 bp | Feb 13 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.66% | +2 bp | Feb 13 |
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%).
202 issued · $17.4M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 145, other 51, retail 5, multifamily 1
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 4422 S School Avecommercial building permit | $1.7M | Feb 11 |
| 2964 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvdcommercial building permit | $1.1M | Feb 13 |
| 3124 E Joyce Blvdplumbing permit | $1.0M | Feb 9 |
| 317 N Marinoni Drelectrical permit | $750,000 | Feb 12 |
| 4201 N Shiloh Dr 1195commercial building permit | $582,000 | Feb 11 |
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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