The inevitable is just prolonged.

The only option on these prolonged eviction freeze laws is legal action to have the laws thrown out.

due to money being printed in excess; the smart folk with lots of money are going to be buying assets (real estate) because it's going to appreciate due to inflation YET fixed rates and monthly payments won't inflate = no-brianer buy.I would definitely consider diversifying your portfolio with a prolonged recession in mind if you haven't already.

Consumers simply do not want to deal with the (hassle factor) and will tend to go do business elsewhere for a prolonged issue (road work).  

The market is still holding up strong and looking promising as we try and pull out of this prolonged quarantine.

If you were told that you wouldn't need a permit and that false guidance alone has prolonged this a year, that's the foundation that I would build the other items on and strongly push for them to take it back and release the escrowed funds.

If no pressure, I wont be surprised if it prolongs to year or more.

Given the rapid and large economic and fiscal policy response and in the absence of major imbalances that would require a prolonged period of purging and modification, we expect the real estate investment markets to transition from intense near-term anguish during the virus suppression phase to a gradual healing over six to 12 months

In the big picture, housing should be a net beneficiary in this, potentially less intense and less prolonged, economic downturn.

The obvious answers are either a 20-30% drop in prices or prolonged government support with all the strings attached.