SAN DIEGO -- The lag in today's real estate market is enough to make home sellers want to hide in a closet.

But here's a site that can make the process a little bit easier.

OnlineHouseTraders.com is an online matchmaker for home buyers and sellers.

It connects them by searching its database for someone looking to buy a house like yours, and at the same time, who is also selling one you want.

Similar to online dating services, the Web site connects buyers and sellers using information users provide about their wants and needs in a home.

If a match is made, the Web site sends a notification to users through e-mail and through the sites accounts.

OnlineHouseTraders charges a one time fee of $19.95 for each property up for sale, and it keeps your home in the site's database until you find a new home and sell your old one.

And it doesn't have to be a local match either. It works for people who are moving out of the community or even out of the state.