Reports · Weekly · Mar 9 – Mar 15, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Mar 9, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.11% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 11 bp above last week and 54 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.28%, up 13 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.55 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.08 trillion in the Mar 11 reading, up 2.2% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 249 permits carrying $36.2M in printed valuation; the largest was a electrical permit at 620 N Marinoni Dr ($5.6M).
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 | 6.11% | +11 bp | -54 bp | Mar 12 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.50% | +7 bp | -30 bp | Mar 12 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.28% | +13 bp | Mar 13 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 3.73% | +17 bp | Mar 13 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.55 pts | -4 bp | Mar 13 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.65% | 0 bp | Mar 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%).
249 issued · $36.2M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 181, other 59, retail 5, multifamily 4
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 620 N Marinoni Drelectrical permit | $5.6M | Mar 13 |
| 3016 N Mansfield Avecommercial building permit | $5.0M | Mar 10 |
| 2994 N Mansfield Avecommercial building permit | $5.0M | Mar 10 |
| 1891 S Ashwood Averesidential building permit | $570,246 | Mar 13 |
| 4827 W Allium Stresidential building permit | $519,447 | Mar 13 |
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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