Reports · Weekly · Sep 21 – Sep 27, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Sep 21, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 7.03% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 8 bp above last week and 73 bp higher than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 5.17%, up 16 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.36 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.14 trillion in the Sep 23 reading, up 3.6% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 167 permits carrying $18.1M in printed valuation; the largest was a commercial building permit at 2875 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd ($2.0M).
- 6 land-use meetings on the public calendar (Bentonville, Farmington, Highfill, Lowell, Pea Ridge, Rogers) carried 20 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 | 7.03% | +8 bp | +73 bp | Sep 24 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 6.42% | +16 bp | +93 bp | Sep 24 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 5.17% | +16 bp | Sep 25 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.81% | +5 bp | Sep 25 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.36 pts | +11 bp | Sep 25 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.90% | +5 bp | Sep 25 |
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%).
167 issued · $18.1M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 118, other 30, retail 17, civic 2
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 2875 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvdcommercial building permit | $2.0M | Sep 25 |
| 2828 N Hughmount Rdresidential building permit | $1.5M | Sep 23 |
| 315 S School Averesidential building permit | $900,746 | Sep 25 |
| 321 S Block Aveelectrical permit | $874,500 | Sep 24 |
| 205 SE 22nd Stcommercial remodel | $750,000 | Sep 24 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Farmington Planning Commission | 4 | Sep 21 |
| Lowell Planning Commission | 1 | Sep 21 |
| Pea Ridge Planning Commission | 5 | Sep 21 |
| Bentonville City Council | 3 | Sep 22 |
| Highfill Planning Commission | 2 | Sep 22 |
| Rogers City Council | 5 | Sep 22 |
Projects heard
- Pea Ridge — Knox Trail Planned Zoning District at 13103 E Pickens · Sep 21
- Conditional use automotive repair at 301 S Bloomington · Sep 21
- Farmington — Old Farmington Town Homes large-scale development at 272 E Old Farmington Rd · Sep 21
- Rezone to R-2 (~235.64 ac Center St / NE Hutchenson) · Sep 22
- Highfill — Mathias Ranch rezone I-1 to R-2 (~166.86 ac north of Hwy 12) · Sep 22
No dated ARDOT releases for NWA this week.
No scheduled releases from BLS, Census, FHFA or the Fed this week.
Due next week
- NWA metro jobs and unemployment · BLS · Sep 30, 9:00 AM CT
- National jobs report · BLS · Oct 2, 7:30 AM CT
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