Building permits in Benton and Washington Counties fell to $140.4 million in H2 2025 — the lowest since 2017. Sewer capacity concerns are em...
National office vacancy rates closed 2025 between 18.2% and 20.5%. NWA's overall commercial vacancy is 6.3%. The gap is not luck — it is a s...
Multifamily vacancy in NWA climbed to 5.8% in H2 2025, a 2.5-percentage-point increase from the same period in 2024. New supply is entering ...
Median prices rose 3-5% across NWA counties while days on market stretched 15%. Listings surged 68% in two years. The market rewards precisi...
Three Fortune 500 headquarters plus a vendor ecosystem of hundreds of companies. NWA's economy is uniquely concentrated and uniquely resilie...
Benton County's median home price is $386,565. Washington County's is $350,620. The $36,000 gap reflects different demand drivers, different...
An estimated 60% of US mortgages are locked in below 4%. Homeowners who would otherwise sell are staying put because moving means trading a ...
The NAR Housing Affordability Index remains 35% below its pre-COVID level. Median home prices have risen 27% since 2019 while mortgage rates...
Builders are offering rate buydowns of 100-200 basis points, paying closing costs, and upgrading finishes for free. These incentives are mai...
For the first time, Northeastern and Midwestern metros dominate the top housing markets list. Hartford, Rochester, Worcester, Columbus, and ...