VisualState_CollectionView.xaml

<CollectionView ItemsSource="{Binding Addresses}"
                VerticalOptions="Start"
                SelectionMode="Single"
                HeightRequest="350"
                SelectionChanged="OnItemSelected">
    <CollectionView.EmptyView>
        <Label Text="No Results (l10n)" TextColor="{StaticResource OsloGrey}" Margin="10" />
    </CollectionView.EmptyView>
    <CollectionView.ItemTemplate>
        <DataTemplate>
            <ContentView>
                <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
                    <VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
                        <VisualState x:Name="Normal" />
                        <VisualState x:Name="Selected">
                            <VisualState.Setters>
                                <Setter Property="BackgroundColor" Value="{StaticResource AgExpertBlue}" />
                            </VisualState.Setters>
                        </VisualState>
                    </VisualStateGroup>
                </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
                <Label  Text="{Binding .}" Margin="10,25" VerticalOptions="Center" VerticalTextAlignment="Center" >
                    <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
                        <VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
                            <VisualState x:Name="Normal" />
                            <VisualState x:Name="Selected">
                                <VisualState.Setters>
                                    <!-- ##########
                                         NEVER GETS SET
                                         ########## -->
                                    <Setter Property="TextColor" Value="{StaticResource White}" />
                                </VisualState.Setters>
                            </VisualState>
                        </VisualStateGroup>
                    </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
                </Label>
            </ContentView>
        </DataTemplate>
    </CollectionView.ItemTemplate>
</CollectionView>