That Backyard Property Podcast

The Truth About Perth Real Estate, Property & Building a Life You're Proud Of with Emma Milner

That Backyard Property Podcast

Show Notes

This week on That Backyard Property Pod, Michael sits down with award-winning real estate agent Emma Milner — one of Perth's most recognised names in the western suburbs — for a conversation that goes well beyond property.

Emma opens up about everything: starting over in real estate after a career in fashion, the tears, the rejection, and the resilience it took to get to the top. She shares what it really means to care deeply about your clients, talks about her mentor Vivian, her husband Pete, her philanthropic work for Cancer Council, and the gratitude she carries from watching her mum fight cancer through a clinical trial that changed everything.

Michael and Emma also get into the Perth property market — what's really happening on the ground, why supply and migration still tell a stronger story than the headlines, and what Emma sees in the high-net-worth clients she works with every day.

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Chapters: (00:00) Teaser: Perth market outlook & the bonnet-of-the-car deal (01:00) Welcome & introducing Emma Milner (01:48) What does "home" mean to Emma? (03:00) Gratitude as a daily practice — and Emma's mum's lesson (04:00) Pete: the world's best supportive husband (06:15) Emma in 2016 vs. Emma in 2026 (07:15) Starting over in real estate from fashion — rejection, tears & resilience (09:15) "I thrive on hard work" — why Emma can't switch off (10:00) How Emma keeps sellers at the centre of everything (11:15) Michael & Emma on being told you "care too much" (13:15) What Emma's top reviews really reveal: communicator, genuine, trustworthy (15:45) Reputation, branding & being yourself to win business (16:45) Instilling values in kids — leading by example (17:30) Perth property right now: supply, migration & global uncertainty (20:00) Why Perth is no longer just a mining economy (21:00) Common traits of high-net-worth clients (22:15) "Stay in your lane" — consistency and focus as the real formula (24:15) The glamour myth: what Emma tells young women who want to get into real estate (25:30) Awards & what success actually means (one word: choice) (27:30) Vivian: the mentor who changed Emma's career (32:30) Philanthropy, Cancer Council & the story behind Emma's fundraising (37:00) How a difficult period deepened Emma's gratitude (38:00) What Emma is most proud of — personally and professionally (39:30) What's next for Emma Milner? (40:45) Wrap up & thank you Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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