Amber Taufen

Amber Taufen is a personal finance and mortgage writer and editor at Best Interest Mortgage, where she helps home buyers and homeowners make confident decisions about mortgages, refinancing, and the true cost of buying and owning a home. She’s been writing about real estate and personal finance since 2014.

Before joining Best Interest Mortgage, Amber built the contributor program at Inman News and later served as editor-in-chief, leading coverage designed to make complicated housing topics easier to navigate. She’s also worked with consumer-focused real estate brands including HomeLight and Clever Real Estate.

Her work has appeared on CNET, US News and World Report, and many other news outlets, and her economic analysis earned a 2017 Gold Award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.

Expertise: Mortgages and refinancing, comparing loan options, homebuying costs (down payment + closing costs), budgeting for homeownership, home equity borrowing
Education: University of Missouri–Columbia; Kappa Tau Alpha
Background: Former editor-in-chief and award-winning journalist based in Colorado