Reports · Weekly · May 4 – May 10, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of May 4, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.37% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 7 bp above last week and 39 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.38%, down 1 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.48 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.09 trillion in the May 6 reading, up 2.8% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 160 permits carrying $16.6M in printed valuation; the largest was a electrical permit at 3124 E Joyce Blvd ($8.4M).
- 1 land-use meeting on the public calendar (Springdale) carried 21 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% | +7 bp | -39 bp | May 7 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.72% | +8 bp | -17 bp | May 7 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.38% | -1 bp | May 8 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 3.90% | +2 bp | May 8 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.48 pts | -3 bp | May 8 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.60% | -4 bp | May 8 |
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%).
160 issued · $16.6M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 100, other 53, retail 6, civic 1
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 3124 E Joyce Blvdelectrical permit | $8.4M | May 5 |
| 6502 SW Dawning Path Stnew home | $622,088 | May 7 |
| 4736 W Succulent Stresidential building permit | $496,670 | May 7 |
| 2310 S Magnificent Loopresidential building permit | $441,793 | May 8 |
| residential building permit | $434,171 | May 4 |
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 | 21 | May 5 |
No dated ARDOT releases for NWA this week.
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