Owl, her house gone, old friend missing?

[snow white]

So a few nights ago I had a dream where I was walking with one of my friends to see an old friend of ours who lives close by. When we got to our old friend's house, it was gone, only the foundation (which looked like a wooden sandbox) was left. In fact, not only my old friend's house was gone, her whole side of the street had no houses, just foundations. There was even a plastic string/rope around her year. I looked over at my old friend's across-the-street neigbor's house, and noticed her car, a red sedan (it wasn't really her car, I don't know what her car looks like, but I knew it was her's). A teenage boy got out of the driver's seat and I asked him if he knew where my old friend was. He said no. I looked up at the night sky and saw an owl fly by, I noticed it had a small animal (probably some sort of rodent) in its talons.

Then yesterday, my mom said she saw a hawk swoop down, kill a prey, and later saw it had killed a bird.

Are these omens? What do owls mean in dreams, and what do houses being gone mean? Please help, thanks in advance.

[sailrmc]

I am one who rarely says this, but I will make an exception for this dream...because of it's strong symbolism presented in the context that it appears.
I say that you intuit that something not so good has happened to your friend (or maybe to a friend in general). The dream shows that she likely lived on the edge better said, (in the fast lane). The owl represents the collective unconscious thoughts that most easily could be attributed to uncommon knowledge that is but a thread that you have managed to tie into. The Owl shows that someone has likely been claimed.
Keep a close eye on your family and friends...it this was not in fact your friend how has met her match, then it could also be someone you know very well who also lives in the fast lane (including you). It would be a good time to touch base with them and find a way to stress safety!
sailrmc
If you happen to be Jewish this is considered to be a very unlucky omen. Dreams symbols among different cultures, and religions take on different meaning. Too difficult to explain in a short paragraph....but, know, if you are Jewish there are also negative implications by such a dream. I did some looking in some reference material since I remembered that the owl was a significant and strong symbol (stronger than most).
sailrmc