Reports · Weekly · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Aug 31, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.71% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 5 bp above last week and 21 bp higher than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.78%, up 5 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.41 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.13 trillion in the Sep 2 reading, up 3.4% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 133 permits carrying $4.6M in printed valuation; the largest was a residential building permit at 4408 W Cactus Pl ($453,633).
- Official data out this week: NWA metro jobs and unemployment (Wed); National jobs report (Fri).
- 5 land-use meetings on the public calendar (Bella Vista, Bentonville, Centerton, Rogers, Springdale) carried 62 agenda items.
- ARDOT: ARDOT ribbon cutting: Springdale Bypass Phase Two + XNA Connector.
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 | 6.71% | +5 bp | +21 bp | Sep 3 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 6.04% | +6 bp | +44 bp | Sep 3 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.78% | +5 bp | Sep 4 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.37% | +3 bp | Sep 4 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.41 pts | +2 bp | Sep 4 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.65% | 0 bp | Sep 4 |
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%).
133 issued · $4.6M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 67, other 55, retail 9, multifamily 2
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 4408 W Cactus Plresidential building permit | $453,633 | Sep 2 |
| 2108 N East Oaks Dr 11commercial building permit | $377,347 | Sep 4 |
| 508 S Neon Averesidential building permit | $348,525 | Sep 3 |
| 1023 S Washington Averesidential building permit | $302,582 | Aug 31 |
| 609 Mcclain Rdhome addition | $275,000 | Sep 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bentonville Planning Commission | 5 | Sep 1 |
| Centerton Planning Commission | 6 | Sep 1 |
| Rogers Planning Commission | 4 | Sep 1 |
| Springdale Planning Commission | 46 | Sep 1 |
| Bella Vista Planning Commission | 1 | Sep 3 |
Projects heard
- Springdale — 355 E Hwy 264 proposed rezone C-2 to I-1 · Sep 1
- Rogers — CCRC Facility rezone ~9.23 ac at 31st & Green Acres · Sep 1
- Rogers — Airport Loop / Landers industrial I-1 request (staff table pending FLUM) · Sep 1
- Centerton — Woodcrest Townhomes new prelim (DEV26-07) · Sep 1
- Centerton — Downtown Master Plan final draft + Walmart NHM pickup in pipeline · Sep 1
- Bentonville — Maningas Surgery Center LSD at 2607 N Walton · Sep 1
- Bentonville — Health Care Campus CDP south of Central / west of I-49 · Sep 1
- Bella Vista — STR 200' separation zoning ordinance amendment · Sep 3
- NWA metro jobs and unemployment · BLS · Sep 2
- National jobs report · BLS · Sep 4
Due next week
- Inflation (CPI) · BLS · Sep 11, 7:30 AM CT
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