This is What $499,000 Buys You

1. 532 Phillippa Street, Hinsdale. Asking: $499,999, according to realtor listings.

This is a three-bedroom, two-bath home built in 1958. The 1,486 square-foot home features a glazed maple kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops.

Newly-refinished hardwood floors are featured throughout the home, which also features a freshly-painted interior and exterior. A new room was added in 2008.

The single-family home features a pergola on a back patio in the landscaped yard.

Realtor listing source/information: Nancy Schneider, Coldwell Banker.

2. 402 1/2 Hudson Ave., Clarendon Hills. Asking: $499,000, according to realtor listings.

This is a three-bedroom, three-bathroom home that sits on a quarter acre of land. The single-family home was built in 1978.

The home features an updated, eat-in kitchen with a center island, granite counter tops, hardwood floors and a skylight.

Close to Hosek Park and Walker School, the home also features new carpet in the formal living and dining rooms. Additionally, the family room has a raised brick hearth fireplace.

Realtor listing source/information: Donald Burque, Coldwell Banker.

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