Reports · Weekly · Sep 7 – Sep 13, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Sep 7, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 6.76% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 5 bp above last week and 41 bp higher than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.96%, up 18 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.33 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.13 trillion in the Sep 9 reading, up 3.5% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 117 permits carrying $12.7M in printed valuation; the largest was a commercial building permit at 1075 W Thorn Trail Ct ($5.8M).
- Official data out this week: Inflation (Fri).
- 3 land-use meetings on the public calendar (Lowell, Prairie Grove, Siloam Springs) carried 9 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 | 6.76% | +5 bp | +41 bp | Sep 10 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 6.09% | +5 bp | +59 bp | Sep 10 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.96% | +18 bp | Sep 11 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.63% | +26 bp | Sep 11 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.33 pts | -8 bp | Sep 11 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.62% | -3 bp | Sep 11 |
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%).
117 issued · $12.7M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 63, other 33, retail 20, multifamily 1
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 1075 W Thorn Trail Ctcommercial building permit | $5.8M | Sep 11 |
| 1709 SW 2nd Stnew home | $609,433 | Sep 9 |
| 2049 E Rolling Hills Drresidential building permit | $441,979 | Sep 9 |
| 5803 SW Moonstone Rdnew home | $427,756 | Sep 8 |
| 2041 E Rolling Hills Drresidential building permit | $418,616 | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Siloam Springs Planning Commission | 2 | Sep 8 |
| Lowell Planning Commission | 4 | Sep 10 |
| Prairie Grove Planning Commission | 3 | Sep 10 |
Projects heard
- Prairie Grove — U-Haul conditional use at 403 W Buchanan (CBD) · Sep 10
- Prairie Grove — Heritage Commercial Properties LSD (Green Prairie Investments) · Sep 10
- Lowell — Lakewood Cottages final plat (Zion Church Ave / St) · Sep 10
- Lowell — Goad Springs Farm LLC rezone C-2 to R-2 public hearing · Sep 10
No dated ARDOT releases for NWA this week.
- Inflation (CPI) · BLS · Sep 11
Due next week
- Fed rate decision (FOMC) with projections · Federal Reserve · Sep 16, 1:00 PM CT
- Arkansas jobs and unemployment · BLS · Sep 18, 9:00 AM CT
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