A system to verify marketable title of real estate includes a graphical user interface (“GUI”) installed on a remote computer and configured for a user to transmit a request for a title defect indicator search for a selected piece of real estate. The system also includes a transmission server in electronic communication with a data source and the remote computer, and configured to receive the request for the title defect indicator search. The transmission server includes a microprocessor that is configured generate and transmit a title defect alert for a selected piece of real estate that includes a title defect indicator rating to the remote computer. In addition, the microprocessor is further configured to retrieve owner information of the piece of real estate from the data source, and transmit the owner information to a broker computer not associated with the user.