Reports · Weekly · Jul 13 – Jul 19, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Jul 13, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.55% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 6 bp above last week and 20 bp lower than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.55%, down 1 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.37 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.11 trillion in the Jul 15 reading, up 3.0% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 199 permits carrying $10.3M in printed valuation; the largest was a commercial building permit at 2980 N College Ave ($750,000).
- Official data out this week: Inflation (Tue).
- 1 land-use meeting on the public calendar (Siloam Springs) carried 3 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 | 6.55% | +6 bp | -20 bp | Jul 16 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.93% | +11 bp | +1 bp | Jul 16 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.55% | -1 bp | Jul 17 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.18% | -3 bp | Jul 17 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.37 pts | +2 bp | Jul 17 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.59% | +4 bp | Jul 17 |
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%).
199 issued · $10.3M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 144, other 43, retail 12
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 2980 N College Avecommercial building permit | $750,000 | Jul 14 |
| 2086 S Magnificent Loopresidential building permit | $604,599 | Jul 13 |
| 1887 N September Stroll Lnresidential building permit | $579,500 | Jul 13 |
| 1355 N Porter Rdresidential building permit | $445,800 | Jul 15 |
| 2282 S Magnificent Loopresidential building permit | $381,135 | Jul 16 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Siloam Springs Planning Commission | 3 | Jul 14 |
Projects heard
- Siloam Springs — Batson 11,900 sq ft cheer facility Significant Development on Hwy 412 · Jul 14
No dated ARDOT releases for NWA this week.
- Inflation (CPI) · BLS · Jul 14
Due next week
- Arkansas jobs and unemployment · BLS · Jul 21, 9:00 AM CT
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