Reports · Weekly · May 25 – May 31, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of May 25, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.53% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 2 bp above last week and 36 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.45%, down 11 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.47 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.10 trillion in the May 27 reading, up 3.0% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 129 permits carrying $30.7M in printed valuation; the largest was a commercial building permit at 321 S Block Ave ($14.2M).
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 | 6.53% | +2 bp | -36 bp | May 28 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.87% | +2 bp | -16 bp | May 28 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.45% | -11 bp | May 29 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 3.98% | -15 bp | May 29 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.47 pts | +4 bp | May 29 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.63% | +8 bp | May 29 |
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%).
129 issued · $30.7M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 68, other 47, retail 8, multifamily 5, industrial 1
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 321 S Block Avecommercial building permit | $14.2M | May 29 |
| 3505 SW Biloxi Rdnew home | $1.6M | May 28 |
| 3700 SW Deerfield Blvdnew home | $1.5M | May 28 |
| 3712 SW Deerfield Blvdnew home | $1.5M | May 28 |
| 321 S Block Ave Bcommercial building permit | $1.2M | May 29 |
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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