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Music in The Park in Mountain House

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www.ci.mountainhouse.ca.us September 22, 2011 MUSIC IN THE PARK THIS SATURDAY Bring your blanket and picnic basket to Central Park this Saturday and enjoy the music of Foreverland, a Tribute to Michael Jackson. A variety of food vendors will be on hand if you wish to purchase food at the park. Music in the park events are free! Dogs are welcome at this time, provided they are kept on a leash at all times. This rule is strictly enforced in order to maintain an enjoyable and safe event. What: Music in the Park When: Saturday, September 24, 2011 Where: Central Community Park Time: 5pm - 8pm See you there!

Home buyers find themselves aced out by investors

After getting the good news on a Friday night that their offer topped all the others on a foreclosure in Vacaville they wanted as their retirement home, Jack and Donna Pfister spent the weekend packing. But the following Tuesday they were told the bank had decided to go with an all-cash buyer, whose offer was $25,000 less than the $475,000 offer from the Pfisters. "My husband was heartbroken," said Donna Pfister, of Rodeo. "I was heartbroken because he was heartbroken. ... Right now, we both feel kind of let down." The Pfisters are far from alone. In the Bay Area, about one-fifth of all homes sold in July were purchased by absentee buyers, mostly investors looking for rentals or properties to fix up and then sell, according to DataQuick, a real-estate reporting service. About six out of 10 absentee buyer transactions (which can also involve second-home purchase) were all-cash purchases. In July 2010, absentee buyers accounted for 17.4 percent of home sa