Sellers should know.
Many people have the notion that there are times of good markets and bad markets.
My experience over the years has been that a serious seller will experience success no mater what the rest of the market is doing. The market in my business has been an abstract theory that has had very little effect on the number of houses sold. The market does have fluctuations upward and downward as to prices. Interest rates can tend to dampen the market, however a motivated seller has many creative options in which to make their home more attractive. Sellers can buy down the interest rates for the buyer.