Skyline Report
Skyline Report: Commercial Vacancy Rate in Northwest Arkansas Falls Below 6%
All major sectors — office, retail, and warehouse — reported declines in vacancies in the second half of 2024. read more >
Skyline Report: Northwest Arkansas Home Sales Jumped 14% in Second Half of 2024
The average sale price rose 11.9% in Benton County and 7% in Washington County compared to the same period in 2023. read more >
Skyline Report at 20: Strong Real Estate Trends Continue in Northwest Arkansas
There's a high percentage of newly constructed homes and multifamily units being built and absorbed in the region, but affordability remains a major concern. read more >
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Skyline Report: Northwest Arkansas Commercial Vacancy Rate Holds Steady
The region continues to see new space enter the market and get leased fairly quickly. read more >
Skyline Report: Northwest Arkansas Home Sales Down, Inventory Up
New construction accounted for 39.9% of the homes sold in the second half of 2023, the highest percentage the report has found. read more >
Skyline Report: Commercial Vacancy Rises in Northwest Arkansas
The vacancy rate for commercial real estate space in northwest Arkansas increased to 6.4% in the first half of 2023, according to the Arvest Bank Skyline Report. The rate is […] read more >
Higher Interest Rates Push Down Home Sales in Northwest Arkansas
Meanwhile, price growth in the red hot market has slowed to single digits. read more >
Skyline Report: Home Sales Down in Northwest Arkansas
The report also says that home construction slowed in the second half of 2022. read more >
Skyline Report: Commercial Real Estate Vacancy Tightens in NWA
While space is getting harder to find, commercial building permits dropped in the first half of 2022 compared to the previous year. read more >
Report: Home Sales Down, Prices Up in Northwest Arkansas
The latest Skyline Report found that the pace of new construction in the region slowed because of supply chain issues. read more >
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Northwest Arkansas’ Most Expensive Home Sales of 2021
After a record year in 2020 that saw 64 residential homes sell for $1 million or more, northwest Arkansas catapulted over those robust numbers in 2021. read more >
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Record Number of Homes Sold in Northwest Arkansas, Report Says
The new high came despite a significant increase in the average sales price. read more >
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Walmart and ‘Vendorville’ Just Part of Building Boom
While Walmart Inc.’s new headquarters in Bentonville propelled the value of commercial building permits to record highs during the first half of this year, the rest of northwest Arkansas generated its own sizable increases over the previous year. read more >
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Commercial Real Estate Absorption in Northwest Arkansas Highest Since 2012, Report Says
One factor was a significant uptick in warehouse leasing. read more >
Report: Housing Market Tightens, Prices Up in NW Arkansas
The average price of a home sold in Benton and Washington counties was $306,236, up 16.2% from the first half of 2020 when the price average was $263,461, according to the latest Skyline Report. read more >
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Report Shows Northwest Arkansas Office Vacancy Unchanged
The commercial real estate market remained strong in Benton and Washington counties in the second of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest Arvest Bank Skyline Report. read more >
Housing Trends in Northwest Arkansas Pits Popularity vs. Affordability
Northwest Arkansas leaders are concerned that the region's rising economic tide could leave many in the area vainly searching for an affordable home. read more >
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Despite Pandemic, NW Arkansas Real Estate Remains Strong
The COVID-19 pandemic, whose effects began in March, hasn't slowed the northwest Arkansas real estate market. read more >
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Skyline Report Shows Record Home Sales in Northwest Arkansas
More than 9,600 residential homes were sold in Washington and Benton counties in 2019, which is the highest number recorded by Arvest Bank's Skyline Report since its founding in 2004. read more >
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Report: In NWA, Absorption Keeps Pace With New Units
The commercial real estate market in northwest Arkansas remained balanced and added new space during the first half of 2019, according to Arvest Bank's Skyline Report released Tuesday. read more >
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