Reports · Weekly · Jul 6 – Jul 12, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Jul 6, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.49% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 6 bp above last week and 23 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.56%, up 7 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.35 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.11 trillion in the Jul 8 reading, up 2.9% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 176 permits carrying $12.1M in printed valuation; the largest was a commercial remodel at 2700 SE S St 300 ($800,000).
- 1 land-use meeting on the public calendar (Springdale) carried 40 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 | 6.49% | +6 bp | -23 bp | Jul 9 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.82% | +3 bp | -4 bp | Jul 9 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.56% | +7 bp | Jul 10 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.21% | +7 bp | Jul 10 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.35 pts | 0 bp | Jul 10 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.55% | -9 bp | Jul 10 |
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%).
176 issued · $12.1M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 96, other 64, retail 12, civic 4
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 2700 SE S St 300commercial remodel | $800,000 | Jul 6 |
| 1240 S Duncan Averesidential building permit | $503,917 | Jul 7 |
| 2324 S Magnificent Loopresidential building permit | $503,578 | Jul 7 |
| 6503 SW Abelia Avenew home | $503,554 | Jul 9 |
| 6405 SW Abelia Avenew home | $503,554 | Jul 9 |
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 | 40 | Jul 7 |
No dated ARDOT releases for NWA this week.
No scheduled releases from BLS, Census, FHFA or the Fed this week.
Due next week
- Inflation (CPI) · BLS · Jul 14, 7:30 AM CT
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