Moxie Blog
Tax Protest Time Again!
We don’t want you to miss a very important deadline: the deadline to protest your tax appraisal is May 31, 2013. You should have received your 2012 appraisal from your taxing jurisdiction (for most of you, this is the Travis County Appraisal District, but it is generally the appraisal district for the county in which… Read More
Get It Together!
Moxie is thrilled to be a part of this series with the Austin Creative Alliance. If you are planning on starting your own arts or creative business now is the time to also start thinking about your finances. Our four part series, Get it Together, will provide you with the knowledge and tools to make… Read More
Austin Creatives’ Day at the Community Financial Center
Join Foundation Communities on March 20th as they prepare taxes for free for Austin’s creative community! They will have a live band and plenty of resources available for musicians, filmmakers, dancers, artists, and anyone else who Keeps Austin Weird. Make sure to bring a photo ID, your Social Security card, documentation of your income and… Read More
Help for Homebuyers:
Using Down Payment Assistance Programs to Help Get Your Sh*t Together! You’ve been working on getting your ducks in a row so that this year, you can finally buy a house! You’re cleaning up your credit, collecting all that financial information, and saving up for the down payment. What do you really need to buy,… Read More
2013 Economic & Housing Forecast
We’re pleased to provide this overview of the Austin Board of Realtors & Home Builders Association of Greater Austin, Housing Forecast written by our broker, Christine Choate. On January 8th, three speakers shared their perspectives on the upcoming real estate market with a room of over 500 individuals from every sector of the real estate industry… Read More
Austin Loves Compost!
For those of you lucky enough to be in the pilot project areas, the City of Austin will be launching a pilot program for curbside collection (if you aren’t, there is still the rebate program – http://www.austintexas.gov/composting). Check out the City’s press release: City Launches Curbside Organics Collection Pilot Program Food scraps, yard trimmings to… Read More
Be a part of Austin’s Citizens Redistricting Commission!
Austin City Auditor Kenneth Mory is looking for a few good people, actually many good Austinites, to apply to serve on a redistricting panel and a commission to create single-member City Council districts. Mory is encouraging people to come to a forum at 7pm tonight at One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Road, to provide… Read More
Austin Energy is making it easy to save on fuel and go electric!
Austin Energy announced Tuesday it will provide incentives of $50 to $300 for people who purchase two-wheel electric vehicles. The city-owned electric utility said its Electric Ride program would provide the incentives as part of its to electric bikes, scooters, mopeds, motorcycles and Segways. The incentives vary depending on the price of the vehicle and… Read More