SDR – why is depreciation a bad thing? Depreciation being a bad thing ass-u-mes that prices during the 2003-2007 period were the norm. If anything, home depreciation helps the young buy homes and fucks the boomer parasites who counted on using their houses as ATMs. Good riddance to bad idiots — they made a bad investment, they should hold their tears back, man (or woman) up, and sell short if they need to sell. Buh-BYE!