Reports · Weekly · Aug 10 – Aug 16, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Aug 10, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.67% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 2 bp below last week and 9 bp higher than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.68%, up 3 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.51 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.12 trillion in the Aug 12 reading, up 3.2% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 215 permits carrying $19.3M in printed valuation; the largest was a commercial remodel at 3500 SE Club Blvd ($10.3M).
- Official data out this week: Inflation (Wed).
- 3 land-use meetings on the public calendar (Bella Vista, Fayetteville, Siloam Springs) carried 10 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 | 6.67% | -2 bp | +9 bp | Aug 13 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 5.96% | -5 bp | +25 bp | Aug 13 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.68% | +3 bp | Aug 14 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.17% | -2 bp | Aug 14 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.51 pts | +5 bp | Aug 14 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.62% | 0 bp | Aug 14 |
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%).
215 issued · $19.3M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 112, other 86, retail 16, civic 1
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 3500 SE Club Blvdcommercial remodel | $10.3M | Aug 14 |
| 409 NW 7th Stnew home | $965,545 | Aug 14 |
| 301 E 15th Stcommercial building permit | $650,000 | Aug 12 |
| 3901 SW Essence Avenew home | $592,531 | Aug 12 |
| 203 SE Martin Luther King Jr Pkwycommercial remodel | $500,000 | Aug 13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bella Vista Planning Commission | 1 | Aug 10 |
| Fayetteville Planning Commission | 7 | Aug 10 |
| Siloam Springs Planning Commission | 2 | Aug 11 |
Projects heard
- Fayetteville — Moon Distributors LSD renovation + receiving dock · Aug 10
- Fayetteville — Mathias Shopping Centers 15,000 sf commercial (College Ave) · Aug 10
- Siloam Springs — Hummingbird Ln rezone C1-A to C-2 (private school expansion) · Aug 11
No dated ARDOT releases for NWA this week.
- Inflation (CPI) · BLS · Aug 12
Due next week
- Arkansas jobs and unemployment · BLS · Aug 21, 9:00 AM CT
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