Lady Gaga Crushes Rivals In 2011 Music Earnings

Lady Gaga towered over other female musicians in 2011, heading a list of top earning women with an estimated $90 million in income, according to a http://www.Forbes.com survey released on Wednesday.

The “Born This Way” singer and performance artist made more than double her nearest rival — country/pop artist Taylor Swift — thanks to multiple endorsement deals and an estimated $1.3 million nightly gross ticket sales from her concert tour.

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Forbes Top Ten List For Best Places To Buy A Home Include Two Pennsylvania Metro Areas

Forbes.com has come up with a list of the best places in the United States to buy a home. The list is based on home affordability, unemployment, foreclosure rates and year-to-year housing price trends.

Two Pennsylvania metropolitan areas made the list.  Pittsburgh PA (2,356,285 – 2010 census) was ranked number 2 and Lancaster PA (519,445 – 2010 census) was number 8.

Earlier this year Zillow.com ranked Pittsburgh as number 4 and Lancaster as number 7 on their list.

The median sale price for a home in Pittsburgh is $103,000 and Lancaster is $154,900.

Both Pittsburgh and Lancaster have a comparably low unemployment rate and cost of living.