Reports · Weekly · Mar 16 – Mar 22, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Mar 16, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.22% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 11 bp above last week and 45 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.39%, up 11 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.51 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.08 trillion in the Mar 18 reading, up 2.4% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 241 permits carrying $86.8M in printed valuation; the largest was a commercial building permit at 620 N Marinoni Dr ($63.3M).
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 | 6.22% | +11 bp | -45 bp | Mar 19 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.54% | +4 bp | -29 bp | Mar 19 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.39% | +11 bp | Mar 20 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 3.88% | +15 bp | Mar 20 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.51 pts | -4 bp | Mar 20 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.62% | -3 bp | Mar 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%).
241 issued · $86.8M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 191, other 48, multifamily 1, retail 1
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 620 N Marinoni Drcommercial building permit | $63.3M | Mar 17 |
| 2180 N Crossover Rdcommercial building permit | $1.5M | Mar 16 |
| 5 E Trenton Blvdresidential building permit | $963,747 | Mar 16 |
| 796 S School Avecommercial building permit | $847,700 | Mar 16 |
| 1883 S Ashwood Ave 1residential building permit | $581,154 | Mar 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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