XAML Listview Windows 8.1 Hiding First Entry - xaml

Question

I'm having trouble with what seems to be a weird issue with a listview in xaml for Windows 8.1. I'm using the Hub sample template that comes with VS 2013 Preview on Windows 8.1. For whatever reason, the first entry in the listview does not show up. I'm binding the listview with the sample JSON data provided in the app. It doesn't make a difference whether I bind to the sample data or to my own data in a sqlite db file either. I'd post a picture, but I dont have enough reputation on stackoverflow just yet... The intent is to represent data in a table with columns. Everything in the xaml works except that it hides the first entry in the listview...
Here's the code.
<Grid x:Name="TransactionGrid" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1"
Background="{ThemeResource AppBarItemBackgroundThemeBrush}"
DataContext="{Binding Group}"
d:DataContext="{Binding Groups[0], Source={d:DesignData Source=/DataModel/SampleData.json, Type=data:SampleDataSource}}">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid x:Name="TransactionHeader" Margin="0,0,0,5">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width=".5*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="1.5*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="1.25*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="1.75*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width=".75*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width=".75*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width=".25*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="0"
Text="Date"
Style="{StaticResource SubheaderTextBlockStyle}"
HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,0,0,5"/>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="1"
Text="Payee"
Style="{StaticResource SubheaderTextBlockStyle}"
HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="0,0,0,5"/>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="2"
Text="Category"
Style="{StaticResource SubheaderTextBlockStyle}"
HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="0,0,0,5"/>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="3"
Text="Description"
Style="{StaticResource SubheaderTextBlockStyle}"
HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="0,0,0,5"/>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="4"
Text="Amount"
Style="{StaticResource SubheaderTextBlockStyle}"
HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="0,0,0,5"/>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="5"
Text="Balance"
Style="{StaticResource SubheaderTextBlockStyle}"
HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="0,0,0,5"/>
</Grid>
<ListView x:Name="TransactionListview"
Grid.Row="1"
ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource itemsViewSource}}"
IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem="False" IsItemClickEnabled="True">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid Width="{Binding ElementName=TransactionListview, Path=ActualWidth}">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width=".5*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="1.5*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="1.25*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="1.75*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width=".75*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width=".75*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width=".25*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Border Background="{StaticResource ListViewItemPlaceholderBackgroundThemeBrush}"
Width="Auto"
Height="40"
Grid.ColumnSpan="7" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="0"
Text="{Binding Title}"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Margin = "1,0,0,0"
FontSize="17" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="1"
Text="{Binding Subtitle}"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
FontSize="17"/>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="2"
Text="{Binding ImagePath}"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
FontSize="17"/>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="3"
Text="{Binding Description}"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Margin = "0,0,20,0"
FontSize="17"/>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="4"
Text="{Binding Title}"
HorizontalAlignment="Right"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
FontSize="17"/>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="5"
Text="{Binding Title}"
HorizontalAlignment="Right"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
FontSize="17"/>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
</Grid>

Answer 1

This was cross-posted to MSDN forum where product team is answering:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsapps/en-US/8b9f3365-97d5-4405-a677-7b8638a32312/xaml-listview-in-win-81-not-showing-first-entry