One in four Americans want to know who the next president willbe before deciding whether to buy a home, according to a new study.

Mortgage Marvel, Mequon, Wis., published this finding in asummary of results from a September online survey conducted byHarrison Interactive on behalf of PR Unlimited. The survey polled2,570 Americans ages 18 and older.

Among the 25% of respondents who would factor the election intotheir decision, 13% says “I would delay buying a home because theiris too much uncertainty due to the upcoming election.” A comparablepercentage (12%) say “I would take the presidential election intoconsideration, and it might cause me to delay buying a home.”

More than half (53%) of the respondents, however, say thepresidential election in November will have no effect on the timingof their decision.

The balance of respondents either are “not sure” how theelection would impact their decision (17%) or say the election“would prompt me to purchase a home before the election” (4%).

The survey observes that men's and women's answers track closelyacross age groups. But as men's ages increase, they become lessconcerned about the possible effects of the election. In themale (18-34) age group 42% say theupcoming election would have no effect on the timing of theirpurchase. At age 55-plus, 57% give the same response.

More than half (52%) of women ages 18-34 say the election would haveno effect on their decision. This increases only to 59% at age55-plus.

Regionally, the South has the highest percentage of people (17%)who say they would delay buying a home because of uncertainty overthe election. Another 12% in the south say the upcoming electionmight cause them to delay buying a home. The West has the greatestnumber of people (61%) who say the upcoming election would have noeffect for them on the timing of a home purchase.

This article was originally posted at LifeHealthPro.com, a sister site of Credit UnionTimes.