People are being forced to pay a greater percentage of their income towards rent which reduces their ability to pay for other necessities and raise capital for their own home.

If I was forced to not "invest" this money and do something "fun", I'd probably travel to see the northern lights, maybe alaska to go fishing, egypt, etc.

If he does and thinks you are incorrect on the progress of the project and does not want to rectify the situation then I guess you're forced to proceed to the legal end of things.

I am a veteran, retired from the Air Force Reserve.

Gas forced air for heat. 

If you don't have forced air circulating in the space, then put a space heater below the window.If the mold has permeated through the drywall, and is not just on a surface that can be cleaned, then you may need to replace the drywall.Check with your local utility company to see if they offer free energy audits.

my take on it is.. there is no way with materials labor and land and regulation in MOST markets to build new construction work force housing. 

Are they all forced to find rentals or move into other homes or stay in hotels?

Some prefer text or email, and some prefer to submit info via a website.In my opinion, you want to make it easy for a potential seller to contact you, so you should provide them with multiple channels to contact you rather than try and force them into communicating with you via your preferred method.

I am the one forcing the mediation.