Reports · Weekly · May 18 – May 24, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of May 18, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.51% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 15 bp above last week and 35 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.56%, down 3 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.43 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.10 trillion in the May 20 reading, up 3.0% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 182 permits carrying $13.3M in printed valuation; the largest was a commercial building permit at 1100 W 15th St ($4.9M).
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 | 6.51% | +15 bp | -35 bp | May 21 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.85% | +14 bp | -16 bp | May 21 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.56% | -3 bp | May 22 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.13% | +4 bp | May 22 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.43 pts | -7 bp | May 22 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.55% | 0 bp | May 22 |
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%).
182 issued · $13.3M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 129, other 43, retail 9, civic 1
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 1100 W 15th Stcommercial building permit | $4.9M | May 19 |
| 2274 N Marks Mill Lnresidential building permit | $760,699 | May 22 |
| 2535 S City Lake Rdresidential building permit | $759,109 | May 21 |
| 3952 W Lierly Lnresidential building permit | $604,293 | May 18 |
| 3852 W Lierly Lnresidential building permit | $519,113 | May 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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