Reports · Weekly · Apr 13 – Apr 19, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Apr 13, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.30% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 7 bp below last week and 53 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.26%, down 5 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 $3.09 trillion in the Apr 15 reading, up 2.8% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 243 permits carrying $38.9M in printed valuation; the largest was a new home at 919 SE 4th St ($18.8M).
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 | 6.30% | -7 bp | -53 bp | Apr 16 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.65% | -9 bp | -38 bp | Apr 16 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.26% | -5 bp | Apr 17 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 3.71% | -10 bp | Apr 17 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.55 pts | +5 bp | Apr 17 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.65% | +4 bp | Apr 17 |
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%).
243 issued · $38.9M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 159, other 72, retail 11, multifamily 1
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 919 SE 4th Stnew home | $18.8M | Apr 13 |
| 919 SE 4th Stnew commercial building | $6.3M | Apr 13 |
| 246 N Marinoni Drplumbing permit | $1.4M | Apr 16 |
| 2403 NW Harvard Walknew home | $1.0M | Apr 17 |
| 2709 E Stone Mountain Drresidential building permit | $900,000 | Apr 17 |
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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