Reports · Weekly · Nov 2 – Nov 8, 2026
Northwest Arkansas, week of Nov 2, 2026
What happened
generated from the data
- The 30-year fixed averaged 7.18% in Freddie Mac's survey this week, 6 bp below last week and 96 bp higher than a year ago.
- The 10-year Treasury closed the week at 4.86%, down 8 bp on the week; the 10-year sat 0.35 points above the 2-year.
- Official data out this week: National jobs report (Fri).
Bentonville's October 2026 permits report isn't in yet; the city's reports run through 2026-10-26
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 | 7.18% | -6 bp | +96 bp | Nov 5 |
| 15-year fixed mortgageFreddie Mac PMMS | 6.57% | -3 bp | +107 bp | Nov 5 |
| 10-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.86% | -8 bp | Nov 6 | |
| 2-year TreasuryU.S. Treasury | 4.51% | -5 bp | Nov 6 | |
| 10-year minus 2-yearU.S. Treasury | +0.35 pts | -3 bp | Nov 6 | |
| SOFRNY Fed | 3.89% | -6 bp | Nov 6 |
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%).
Permits issued after 2026-10-26 arrive with the city's next monthly report.
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.
No land-use meetings in the agenda feed for this week (the agenda feed was last updated 2026-10-25).
No dated ARDOT releases for NWA this week.
- National jobs report · BLS · Nov 6
Due next week
- Inflation (CPI) · BLS · Nov 10, 7:30 AM CT
Longer views: monthly, quarterly, annual, five- and ten-year reports · this week as JSON
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