Reports · Weekly · Apr 20 – Apr 26, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Apr 20, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.23% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 7 bp below last week and 58 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.31%, up 5 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.53 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.09 trillion in the Apr 22 reading, up 2.7% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 151 permits carrying $21.0M in printed valuation; the largest was a commercial remodel at 805 SE Moberly Ln ($3.2M).
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 | 6.23% | -7 bp | -58 bp | Apr 23 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.58% | -7 bp | -36 bp | Apr 23 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.31% | +5 bp | Apr 24 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 3.78% | +7 bp | Apr 24 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.53 pts | -2 bp | Apr 24 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.66% | +1 bp | Apr 24 |
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%).
151 issued · $21.0M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 94, other 44, retail 12, civic 1
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 805 SE Moberly Lncommercial remodel | $3.2M | Apr 22 |
| 805 SE Moberly Lncommercial remodel | $2.7M | Apr 22 |
| 246 N Marinoni Drelectrical permit | $1.4M | Apr 20 |
| 3806 SW Limelight Lnnew home | $645,545 | Apr 21 |
| 306 NW Peloton Plnew home | $618,578 | Apr 20 |
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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