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Sell your commercial property in Arkansas

We buy commercial real estate across Arkansas directly, as-is, for cash.

Arkansas at a glance

Population
3.1M
Job growth
+0.6%
Transfer tax
$3.30 per $1,000 (0.33%)
Eff. property tax
0.56%

Data current as of

Market conditions

The Arkansas market right now

Our read

Arkansas's population is about 3.1 million and is growing 0.6% a year. Median household income is $62,106, and over the latest year the state gained a net 14,475 residents from other states.

Arkansas is gaining residents from other states, but each submarket turns that into different demand. Northwest Arkansas carries the Walmart, Tyson and J.B. Hunt headquarters; Little Rock is the state capital and central distribution point; Fort Smith is manufacturing on the Oklahoma border; Jonesboro is agricultural processing and a regional medical center in the Delta.

The transfer tax is split evenly between buyer and seller by default, so your share is modest. The bigger tax event is your buyer's: a sale removes the constitutional caps on annual assessment growth, and the property is reassessed off full market value the following January.

Valuation

What your Arkansas property is worth

How we price it

What a commercial property is worth in Arkansas comes down to the income it produces, how durable that income is, and what it costs to hold and transfer the asset here. We underwrite all three rather than applying a statewide cap rate to a number you send us.

Income durability is where most valuations go wrong. A tenant with three years remaining in Northwest Arkansas is a different risk from the same tenant in Jonesboro, and remaining lease term alone does not capture it. We look at what the space actually re-leases for and how long it sits empty first.

Holding and transfer cost is the other half, and it comes directly out of your proceeds. Transfer tax, property tax treatment, and closing convention vary more between states than most sellers expect. The Arkansas figures, with the statutes behind them, are set out in the tax and legal section below.

Capital markets today

10-yr Treasury
5.24%
4.12% a year ago
SOFR
3.87%
4.2% a year ago
30-yr mortgage
7.28%
6.3% a year ago
CRE loan delinquency
1.53%
1.57% a year ago
CRE prices, YoY
6.58%
-2.7% a year ago

Sources: FRED DGS10, 2026-10-01 · FRED SOFR, 2026-10-01 · FRED MORTGAGE30US, 2026-10-01 · FRED DRCRELEXFACBS, 2026-04-01 · FRED COMREPUSQ159N, 2026-01-01

Arkansas tax & legal

Arkansas's transfer tax is 0.33% and split evenly by default, so the seller's half on a $4M sale is $6,600.

Transfer tax
$3.30 per $1,000 (0.33%)
Property tax (eff.)
0.56%
1031 conformity
Yes
Closing
Title state

Arkansas property tax vs. the 50 states

  • Arkansas
  • Other states
  • Median state
  • Effective property tax rate

    0.29%1.88%

    0.56%

    14th lowest of 50

Effective rates as cited on each state's page; every state's sources include Tax Foundation.

View all states as a table
StateEffective property tax rate
Arizona0.48%
Texas1.40%
Florida0.78%
Alabama0.37%
Alaska0.94%
Arkansas0.56%
California0.70%
Colorado0.50%
Connecticut1.54%
Delaware0.54%
Georgia0.79%
Hawaii0.29%
Idaho0.50%
Illinois1.88%
Indiana0.76%
Iowa1.33%
Kansas1.21%
Kentucky0.74%
Louisiana0.55%
Maine0.98%
Maryland0.92%
Massachusetts1.00%
Michigan1.19%
Minnesota1.00%
Mississippi0.58%
Missouri0.89%
Montana0.61%
Nebraska1.44%
Nevada0.50%
New Hampshire1.50%
New Jersey1.88%
New Mexico0.63%
New York1.30%
North Carolina0.66%
North Dakota0.92%
Ohio1.36%
Oklahoma0.79%
Oregon0.81%
Pennsylvania1.26%
Rhode Island1.12%
South Carolina0.49%
South Dakota1.00%
Tennessee0.52%
Utah0.48%
Vermont1.51%
Virginia0.78%
Washington0.75%
West Virginia0.51%
Wisconsin1.32%
Wyoming0.53%

Statutes

  • Ark. Code § 26-60-105
  • Ark. Code § 26-60-106
  • Ark. Code § 26-26-1123

Arkansas is a low-friction state to sell commercial real estate in, but it has one assessment rule your buyer will price in.

The real property transfer tax under Ark. Code § 26-60-105 is $3.30 per $1,000 of consideration, about 0.33%. Only the real property is taxed. If the sale includes personal property, the tax is based on the real estate alone. Under § 26-60-106, seller and buyer split the tax evenly unless the contract says otherwise, so your half on a $4M sale is $6,600. Title companies customarily handle the closing.

The assessment rule: Arkansas assesses property at 20% of market value, and Amendment 79 limits how fast the assessed value of non-homestead property can rise after a reappraisal. Those caps do not carry over to a buyer. Under Ark. Code § 26-26-1123, a purchase removes the caps, and the property is assessed at 20% of full value the next January 1. If your property has been sitting under a cap, your buyer is underwriting a tax increase. The statewide effective rate is near 0.56%.

Arkansas income tax follows federal like-kind exchange treatment, so a qualifying 1031 exchange defers Arkansas tax as well.

What this means

If you're selling in Arkansas

  1. Transfer tax of $3.30 per $1,000 (0.33%)

    Budget this as a closing cost from day one. It is charged on the sale price, not on your gain, so it applies whether or not the sale is profitable.

  2. Closes through title, no attorney required

    A title or escrow company handles closing, title insurance, and recording. That usually means a faster close and one less party to coordinate.

  3. 1031 exchange defers state tax too

    Arkansas conforms to federal like-kind exchange treatment, so a properly structured 1031 defers both. You must have a qualified intermediary in place before closing — it cannot be arranged afterward.

  4. How the sale affects assessed value

    Yes. A sale removes the Amendment 79 caps on annual assessment growth, and the property is assessed at 20% of full market value as of the following January 1.

Demand drivers

The Arkansas economy

Population

3.1M

Pop. growth

+0.6%

Job growth

+0.6%

Unemployment

3.9%

Net domestic migration

+14,475

Housing permits YTD

9,585

Permits vs last year

-7.1%

Median household income

$62K

How Arkansas compares

  • Arkansas
  • Other states
  • Median state
  • Job growth, year over year

    -0.9%+1.6%

    +0.6%

    20th highest of 50

  • Population growth

    -0.3%+1.5%

    +0.6%

    19th highest of 50

  • Unemployment rate

    2.0%5.1%

    3.9%

    25th highest of 50

  • Median household income

    $59K$105K

    $62K

    4th lowest of 50

View all states as a table
StateJob growth, year over yearPopulation growthUnemployment rateMedian household income
Arizona+0.6%+0.9%4.9%$81K
Texas+1.1%+1.3%4.4%$80K
Florida+0.6%+0.8%4.5%$78K
Alabama+1.1%+0.6%3.4%$67K
Alaska+1.3%+0.1%4.3%$96K
Arkansas+0.6%+0.6%3.9%$62K
California+0.8%-0.0%5.1%$100K
Colorado+0.2%+0.4%4.0%$97K
Connecticut+0.9%+0.4%5.1%$96K
Delaware+0.1%+0.9%4.7%$88K
Georgia-0.1%+0.9%3.2%$80K
Hawaii+0.2%-0.1%2.7%$101K
Idaho+0.9%+1.4%3.6%$81K
Illinois+0.2%+0.1%4.7%$83K
Indiana-0.5%+0.6%3.3%$72K
Iowa+0.0%+0.3%3.2%$76K
Kansas+0.5%+0.4%3.8%$76K
Kentucky-0.1%+0.5%4.7%$65K
Louisiana+1.6%+0.1%4.2%$61K
Maine-0.1%+0.5%3.2%$76K
Maryland-0.2%+0.3%4.1%$103K
Massachusetts+0.2%+0.2%4.3%$105K
Michigan+0.2%+0.3%5.0%$72K
Minnesota+1.4%+0.6%4.4%$87K
Mississippi+0.4%+0.1%3.4%$59K
Missouri+1.1%+0.4%3.5%$72K
Montana-0.9%+0.6%3.2%$75K
Nebraska+0.2%+0.6%2.9%$76K
Nevada+1.3%+0.9%4.8%$81K
New Hampshire+0.2%+0.5%2.8%$100K
New Jersey-0.2%+0.4%4.3%$104K
New Mexico+1.6%-0.1%4.7%$68K
New York-0.0%+0.0%4.3%$86K
North Carolina+1.3%+1.3%3.5%$74K
North Dakota+0.5%+0.8%2.2%$78K
Ohio+0.2%+0.3%3.3%$72K
Oklahoma+0.7%+0.6%4.3%$66K
Oregon-0.8%+0.2%5.1%$85K
Pennsylvania+0.6%+0.1%3.7%$78K
Rhode Island+0.1%+0.4%3.7%$84K
South Carolina+1.6%+1.5%4.1%$72K
South Dakota+0.2%+0.9%2.0%$77K
Tennessee+0.5%+0.9%3.4%$72K
Utah+1.0%+1.0%3.5%$97K
Vermont-0.3%-0.3%2.6%$83K
Virginia-0.9%+0.7%3.6%$92K
Washington+0.4%+0.9%4.9%$99K
West Virginia-0.3%-0.1%4.0%$61K
Wisconsin+0.6%+0.3%3.2%$77K
Wyoming+0.8%+0.3%3.0%$76K

Arkansas's economy runs on retail and consumer distribution, food processing and poultry, trucking and logistics, steel manufacturing, and agriculture. Several large corporate supply chains are run from inside the state, which puts distribution and fleet space at the center of its commercial market.

The state added jobs at 0.6% over the past year, unemployment is 3.9%, and residential permits are down 7.1% year to date. That reads as an economy adding people and jobs at a measured pace rather than one in a building boom.

Northwest Arkansas is where most of our Arkansas calls come from. The Bentonville, Fayetteville and Rogers corridor holds the Walmart, Tyson and J.B. Hunt headquarters and the vendor and logistics demand that follows them.

Industries driving demand

  • Retail & consumer distribution

  • Food processing & poultry

  • Trucking & logistics

  • Steel manufacturing

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, 2024 · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, August 2026 · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics (total nonfarm, YoY), August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (residential units, year to date), January–August 2026

Regions

Where Arkansas volume happens

  1. 01

    Northwest Arkansas

    Bentonville–Fayetteville–Rogers; Walmart, Tyson, and J.B. Hunt headquarters.

  2. 02

    Little Rock

    State capital and central distribution point on I-40/I-30.

  3. 03

    Fort Smith

    Manufacturing along the Oklahoma border.

  4. 04

    Jonesboro

    Agricultural processing and regional medical center in the Delta.

Property types

What we buy in Arkansas

Process

How selling to Dizposition works

The full process
  1. Day 0

    01

    Send us the property

    Address, asset type, and the lease if there is one. That is enough for us to start.

  2. 02

    We underwrite it

    Our underwriting runs the income against current Arkansas market pricing and the cost of capital. No lowball anchor.

  3. 10 minutes

    03

    You get a firm offer

    In 10 minutes, with the math shown. You will know exactly how we got there.

  4. As fast as 30 days

    04

    Close on your timeline

    As fast as 30 days, or as slow as you need. We are the principal, so the date is yours.

FAQ

Selling commercial property in Arkansas

Where in Arkansas do you buy commercial property?

Statewide. Our activity concentrates in Northwest Arkansas, Little Rock, Fort Smith and Jonesboro, but we buy across Arkansas including secondary and rural markets that most institutional buyers skip.

What kinds of commercial property do you buy in Arkansas?

Retail, industrial, healthcare, hospitality, land, and specialty assets. Arkansas's economy leans toward retail & consumer distribution and food processing & poultry, so we see a lot of retail & consumer distribution-adjacent property here. We also buy assets other people avoid — vacant, environmentally impaired, or with short lease term.

What are the closing costs to sell commercial property in Arkansas?

Title and escrow fees, any transfer or recording tax the state levies, prorated property taxes, and payoff of existing debt. Because we are the buyer there is no commission. In Arkansas, the transfer tax on a commercial sale is $3.30 per $1,000 (0.33%). The statute and the rest of the closing-cost detail are in the tax and legal section above.

Is there a transfer tax when you sell commercial property in Arkansas?

Arkansas levies $3.30 per $1,000 on the consideration paid for the real property only, not personal property. Unless the contract says otherwise, the seller and buyer each pay half.

Does selling reset the property tax assessment in Arkansas?

Yes. A sale removes the Amendment 79 caps on annual assessment growth, and the property is assessed at 20% of full market value as of the following January 1. The effective property tax rate in Arkansas is about 0.56%.

Does Arkansas follow federal 1031 exchange rules?

Yes. Arkansas conforms to Section 1031, so a properly structured exchange defers state income tax on the gain as well as federal. The 45-day identification and 180-day closing deadlines are federal and apply the same way.

Who handles a commercial real estate closing in Arkansas?

Arkansas is a title state: a title or escrow company typically runs the closing, with attorneys optional. We open title with a national underwriter as soon as terms are agreed.

Is demand for commercial property growing in Arkansas?

Arkansas's population is growing 0.6% a year and over the latest year it gained a net 14,475 residents from other states. Employers added jobs at 0.6% over the past year, with unemployment at 3.9%, and residential permits are down 7.1% year to date. Those are the inputs behind tenant demand; what they mean for your property depends on its submarket and lease, which is what we underwrite.

How long does it take to sell a commercial property to Dizposition?

You get a firm written offer within 10 minutes of sending us the property. If you accept, you can close in as little as 30 days — most of that is title work and your own timeline. There is no listing period, no marketing, and no waiting on a buyer's financing contingency.

Can I sell my property as-is?

Yes. We are the buyer, so there is no lender requiring repairs and no inspection contingency to renegotiate against you. Deferred maintenance, a failing roof, an aging tank system — we price it into the offer rather than asking you to fix it first.

Can I sell with a tenant in place?

Yes, and in most cases a tenant makes the property more valuable to us, not less. We will ask for the lease, a rent roll, and any estoppel certificates. You do not need to deliver the property vacant.

What if my lease is short-term or about to expire?

Short remaining term is one of the main reasons owners come to us. A conventional buyer needs lease term to get financing, which is why short-dated assets sit on the market. We underwrite the real estate and the backfill prospects rather than the remaining term alone.

What if the property is vacant?

We buy vacant assets. Pricing shifts from an income approach to what the building and land are worth to the next user, which is a different calculation — but it is one we do routinely rather than one that disqualifies the property.

Do I need a broker to sell to you?

No. We buy directly, and there is no commission because there is nothing to market. If you already have a broker, we will pay them. Selling without one saves the commission, but you should understand you are also giving up price discovery — a broker's job is to find out whether someone will pay more than we will.

What documents do I need to get an offer?

The address and the lease are enough to start. To finalize, we will want the rent roll, the last two years of operating statements, the title commitment, any existing survey, and any environmental reports you already have. You do not need an appraisal or a broker package.

How do you determine your offer?

We underwrite in-place income against what the space would re-lease for, adjust for capital needs and any environmental tail, and apply a cap rate supported by comparable transactions. We show you the inputs. If you disagree with an assumption, we would rather argue about the assumption than about the number.

What are typical seller closing costs?

Title and escrow fees, any transfer or recording tax owed in your state, prorated property taxes, and payoff of any existing debt. Because we are the buyer, there is no commission and no marketing cost. Transfer tax varies significantly by state and is often the largest single line.

Will I owe capital gains tax when I sell?

Usually yes, on the gain above your adjusted basis, and depreciation recapture is taxed separately from appreciation. State treatment varies. This is a question for your CPA before you sign, not after — the structure of the sale can change the answer.

Can I do a 1031 exchange?

Yes. A 1031 exchange lets you defer federal capital gains by reinvesting in like-kind property, subject to a 45-day identification window and a 180-day closing window from the date you sell. You must have a qualified intermediary in place before closing — it cannot be arranged afterward. Most states conform to federal treatment, but a few do not.

Can I sell if I am behind on payments or facing foreclosure?

Yes, and speed is the reason to move early rather than late. We can close on a defined date, which is what a lender or a receiver generally needs to see. Send us the payoff figure and any notices you have received.

Can I sell a property I inherited or that is in probate?

Yes. Probate sales take longer because the court timeline governs, not ours, and multiple heirs need to agree on the price before anything can close. We are used to working around both. Inherited property also generally receives a stepped-up basis, which can change the tax math substantially.

What if there is environmental contamination?

Send it anyway. Environmental history is one of the most common reasons a conventional sale falls apart, and it is one of the reasons owners call us. We price the remediation and the residual liability into the offer rather than walking away at the Phase II.

Is there any cost or obligation to get an offer?

None. There is no fee, no listing agreement, and no obligation to accept. If our number does not work for you, you keep the underwriting we showed you and we part ways.

10-minute offer

Ready to sell in Arkansas?

Send us the address and the lease. You'll have a firm offer, with the math shown, in 10 minutes.