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Columbus Landmarks will offer loans to historic property owners on the Hilltop and in Milo-Grogan, Linden, the South Side and King-Lincoln Bronzeville.

Repairs range in cost from $2,000 to $10,000 per home. More than 78 percent of the families assisted through Habitat for Humanity's Aging in Place program are over 50 years old, but most of those are 60 or older, said Bernie Godek, the organization's chief executive. Habitat for Humanity worked with AARP to develop the program, which is run through its Neighborhood Revitalization department. "We talk to seniors, and the AARP has talked to seniors, and they don't want to leave their homes," Godek said. "They want to age in the home that they're living in. They're scared of being homeless, a...