Reports · Weekly · Mar 2 – Mar 8, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Mar 2, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.00% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 2 bp above last week and 63 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.15%, up 18 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.59 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.08 trillion in the Mar 4 reading, up 2.2% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 171 permits carrying $125.1M in printed valuation; the largest was a commercial building permit at 77 S Duncan Ave ($115.4M).
- 1 land-use meeting on the public calendar (Springdale) carried 20 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 | 6.00% | +2 bp | -63 bp | Mar 5 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.43% | -1 bp | -36 bp | Mar 5 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.15% | +18 bp | Mar 6 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 3.56% | +18 bp | Mar 6 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.59 pts | 0 bp | Mar 6 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.65% | -3 bp | Mar 6 |
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%).
171 issued · $125.1M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 136, other 31, multifamily 2, civic 1, retail 1
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 77 S Duncan Avecommercial building permit | $115.4M | Mar 5 |
| 2066 N Dutton Plresidential building permit | $779,667 | Mar 2 |
| 2320 E Absolute Stresidential building permit | $720,000 | Mar 2 |
| 308 S Happy Hollow Rdresidential building permit | $527,547 | Mar 2 |
| 316 S Happy Hollow Rdresidential building permit | $485,808 | Mar 2 |
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 | 20 | Mar 3 |
No dated ARDOT releases for NWA this week.
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