Reports · Weekly · Apr 6 – Apr 12, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Apr 6, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.37% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 9 bp below last week and 25 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.31%, down 4 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.50 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.09 trillion in the Apr 8 reading, up 2.7% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 204 permits carrying $25.1M in printed valuation; the largest was a commercial building permit at 1072 N Meadowlands Dr ($2.3M).
- 1 land-use meeting on the public calendar (Springdale) carried 38 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 | 6.37% | -9 bp | -25 bp | Apr 9 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.74% | -3 bp | -8 bp | Apr 9 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.31% | -4 bp | Apr 10 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 3.81% | -3 bp | Apr 10 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.50 pts | -1 bp | Apr 10 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.61% | -5 bp | Apr 10 |
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%).
204 issued · $25.1M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 140, other 47, retail 15, multifamily 1, industrial 1
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 1072 N Meadowlands Drcommercial building permit | $2.3M | Apr 6 |
| 212 N Main Stcommercial remodel | $1.4M | Apr 6 |
| 807 NE A Stnew home | $762,926 | Apr 8 |
| 1201 SW Elm Tree Rdnew home | $719,503 | Apr 8 |
| 6700 SW Cadence Stnew home | $709,906 | Apr 7 |
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 | 38 | Apr 7 |
No dated ARDOT releases for NWA this week.
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