Reports · Weekly · Feb 16 – Feb 22, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Feb 16, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.01% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 8 bp below last week and 84 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.08%, up 4 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.60 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.08 trillion in the Feb 18 reading, up 2.3% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 218 permits carrying $22.1M in printed valuation; the largest was a plumbing permit at 317 N Marinoni Dr ($841,542).
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 | 6.01% | -8 bp | -84 bp | Feb 19 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.35% | -9 bp | -69 bp | Feb 19 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.08% | +4 bp | Feb 20 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 3.48% | +8 bp | Feb 20 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.60 pts | -4 bp | Feb 20 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.66% | 0 bp | Feb 20 |
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%).
218 issued · $22.1M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 147, other 66, retail 4, civic 1
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 317 N Marinoni Drplumbing permit | $841,542 | Feb 19 |
| 1670 N Leverett Averesidential building permit | $608,406 | Feb 19 |
| 1676 N Leverett Averesidential building permit | $608,406 | Feb 19 |
| 1664 N Leverett Averesidential building permit | $608,406 | Feb 19 |
| 2434 N Deane Solomon Rdelectrical permit | $585,000 | Feb 18 |
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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