The benefits of historic preservation are being challenged by various constituent groups. Some communities lack the knowledge and leadership to lessen the impact of constitutional challenges to the laws that help protect our historic resources. In a country where some view property rights as sacred and others find historic preservation valuable, common ground must be found. The only way in which to overcome future challenges is to understand them and recognize the key stakeholders in the future of historic preservation and land use policy. This is a guide to understanding the property rights movement as well as a forecast of how presidential administration policies, Congress, and the United States Supreme Court might affect historic preservation and land use regulation. Recommendations provide local governments with educational and legal tools that can help mitigate the cost of legal challenges and the damage of misleading perceptions for the preservation movement.