Reports · Weekly · Oct 5 – Oct 11, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Oct 5, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 7.40% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 12 bp above last week and 110 bp higher than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 5.24%, down 4 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.44 points above the 2-year.
- Commercial real estate loans on U.S. bank books stood at $3.15 trillion in the Oct 7 reading, up 4.0% from a year earlier.
- Bentonville issued 109 permits carrying $6.1M in printed valuation; the largest was a commercial building permit at 3458 N Blessing Cir ($1.9M).
- 4 land-use meetings on the public calendar (Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers, Springdale) carried 71 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 | 7.40% | +12 bp | +110 bp | Oct 8 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 6.73% | +13 bp | +120 bp | Oct 8 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 5.24% | -4 bp | Oct 9 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.80% | -3 bp | Oct 9 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.44 pts | -1 bp | Oct 9 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.87% | -1 bp | Oct 9 |
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%).
109 issued · $6.1M printed valuation
By our sector tag: residential 62, other 42, retail 3, civic 2
| Largest by valuation | Valuation | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 3458 N Blessing Circommercial building permit | $1.9M | Oct 5 |
| 503 E Ozark View Drresidential building permit | $700,000 | Oct 7 |
| 2971 N Mansfield Aveelectrical permit | $391,870 | Oct 8 |
| 275 E Rock Stresidential building permit | $368,824 | Oct 7 |
| 1431 W Deane St 3residential building permit | $323,517 | Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bentonville Planning Commission | 19 | Oct 6 |
| Fayetteville City Council | 10 | Oct 6 |
| Rogers Boza | 2 | Oct 6 |
| Springdale Planning Commission | 40 | Oct 6 |
Projects heard
- Rogers — Board of Adjustment variance ~7.92 ac near W Hillside & S 47th · Oct 6
- Rezone ~4.80 ac on West 22nd Street (RSF-4 to RI-12) · Oct 6
- Fayetteville — Planned Zoning District ~51.4 ac north of West Weir & North Rupple · Oct 6
- Annexation ~11.17 ac northeast of West Weir Road · Oct 6
- Fayetteville — Appeal to deny CUP cluster housing at 1919 N Bear Tree Court · Oct 6
- Bentonville — Walmart Campus Subdivision Phase 25 final plat (SE 10th St) · Oct 6
- Bentonville — RV Resort large-scale development at 6979 Piercy Rd · Oct 6
- Bentonville — Parc Flex Building 1 large-scale development at Prime Ave & SW Regional Airport Blvd · Oct 6
- Bentonville — Ozark Ready Mix large-scale development on SW Artillery Road · Oct 6
- Rezone R-1 to T4.2 at 3006 SE J St · Oct 6
- Bentonville — J-Street Mixed Use large-scale development at 1703 SE J Street · Oct 6
- Bentonville — AWSOM Whole Health Campus Zone 1 LSD at 3401 Blueberry Lane · Oct 6
No dated ARDOT releases for NWA this week.
No scheduled releases from BLS, Census, FHFA or the Fed this week.
Due next week
- Inflation (CPI) · BLS · Oct 14, 7:30 AM CT
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