Florida isn’t any better than it was when Rick Scott was governor. It’s just gotten a whole lot more expensive. Overbuilt and over run. Lots of illegals and homeless people now.
Voter registrations decidedly favor Republicans over Democrats now for the first time in history. That is better than before.
Yes, things are more expensive in Florida and most everywhere - in large measure because Democrats AND Republicans in Washington continue to print trillions of dollars and pump it into the economy. This causes inflation. The Florida governor did not cause this.
In one sense DeSantis has caused Florida housing to be more expensive: a lot of people, not just the Trump family, are moving to Florida because it is safer and saner than many other states. People are buying homes at a furious rate and prices are rising.
If your Florida home has doubled in value you are probably not sad. If your adult child is trying to buy their first home in Florida, you probably are sad.