Allie Beth Allman

Allie Beth Allman and Associates Founder

Forty years ago, Allie Beth Allman didn’t realize that she was remarkable until her friend Alicia Landry convinced her of it.

The two women hit it off at a Dallas Tri Delta meeting. Allie Beth had no idea who Alicia’s husband, Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry, was, but the couple was selling their home by owner and Alicia asked Allie Beth to help.

She succeeded, so Alicia convinced her to go into real estate, as did another friend, so Allie Beth got her license in 1982.

As a real estate professional, she worked for Hank Dickerson & Co. before launching Allie Beth Allman Real Estate, with her husband, Pierce Allman in 1985. 

“Pierce and I had different strengths,” Allie Beth said. “I didn’t like all the rules. Pierce did. At first, he said, ‘You’re supposed to have a license.’ I failed twice and got a tutor and finally passed the real estate exam. Pierce was always my encyclopedia.”

Allie Beth’s office became the North Texas leader in major residential deals, with clients ranging from Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to Ross Perot, Jr. and many more, creating a “who’s who” of Dallas elites.

She has also handled legendary homes like H.L. Hunt’s Mount Vernon replica overlooking White Rock Lake and Tom Hicks’ $100 million, 25-acre, North Dallas estate.

In 1995, Allie Beth merged her company into the Henry S. Miller Company, which eventually sold to Coldwell Banker, the largest residential firm in the nation. Several of Allie Beth’s former agents begged her to get back in the business. She approached Miller in 2004 for permission to relaunch her company independently as Allie Beth Allman & Associates. First year sales: $400,000,000.

In 2008, Allie Beth received a call from the White House with Laura Bush on the line, who was referred by her friend Debbie Francis. 

Before she knew it, a black Suburban carrying the First Lady and her security detail picked up Allie Beth to look at a North Dallas home. The  house was sold to the Bush couple, and Allie Beth and Pierce delivered the keys to the White House.

The deal led to Allie Beth working with Vice President Dick Cheney and his family.

“President Bush gave me one of his paintings, and it’s hanging in the hall at my home,” Allie Beth said.

Fast forward to 2021 sales: $3.8 billion.

For three consecutive years, Allie Beth was the Top Producer of all 7,000 agents in Dallas County. While her firm was part of Coldwell Banker, she was in the top 1% in sales nationally.

In 2015, she and Pierce sold the firm to Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway.

“We had the same philosophies as Warren and his company,” Allie Beth said. “At first there was no contract. I didn’t have a lawyer. We just did what’s right.” 

Pierce died Nov. 25, 2022, after a three-year illness. Although her heart was broken to lose her husband, best friend, and business partner, she soldiers on with her extensive business, charity, and civic calendar.

And she continues to mentor the next generation of remarkable women of Dallas.