The already slow real estate market situation was compounded when the Federal Reserve announced that interest rates will not be going down, which has negatively impacted the stock market, and may continue to impact home sales for some time. This doesn't mean that a house will not sell when put on the market; it simply means that homeowners need to work hard to have their home stand out from the competition. Staging a house is one relatively simple way to have a home get noticed by potential home buyers.