Even as Washington politicians are proclaiming the end of the recession, record numbers of Gwinnett homeowners are still making the decision—or being forced—to walk away from their largest investment; an indication that we are still months, if not years, away from an actual recovery:

There were 13,130 foreclosure notices published [in August] — up from 8,264 in July. The 59 percent increase is the largest monthly increase on record…. The number of foreclosure notices is 4.5 percent above the previous record set in March.

New record set for metro Atlanta foreclosures | The Biz Beat