The resources of the Institute or under its administration shall be used:
I.- Under line one, for financing the construction of housing complexes to be acquired by workers through loans granted to them by the Institute. These financings shall only be granted through a competitive process, in the case of housing programs approved by the Institute that conform to the applicable construction provisions.
Likewise, the Institute may discount to financial entities that have the respective authorization issued for such purpose by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) the financings they have granted to be applied to the construction of housing complexes. These discounts shall be under the responsibility of said financial entities.
In all the financings it grants for the development of housing complexes, the Institute shall establish the obligation for those who build them to acquire, preferentially, the materials that come from ejido enterprises, when they are equal in quality, price and timeliness of supply to those offered by other suppliers;
II.- For granting loans to workers who are beneficiaries (derechohabientes) and who are holders of deposits constituted in their favor at the Institute:
a) Under line two, for the acquisition in ownership of dwellings or of land intended for the construction of housing;
b) Under line three, for the construction or self-production of housing;
c) Under line four, for the repair, expansion or improvement of dwellings;
d) Under line five, for the payment of liabilities acquired for any of the foregoing items, and
e) Under line six, for the refinancing of a loan already acquired with the Institute or with any other financial institution, for any of the foregoing items.
The Institute shall establish the conditions to guarantee the free choice of the financing that best suits the interests of the worker.
Likewise, the Institute may discount to financial entities that have the respective authorization issued for such purpose by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) the loans it has granted to be applied to the items indicated in the preceding subsections. These discounts shall be under the responsibility of said financial entities.
III.- For the payment of principal and interest of the workers' housing subaccounts under the law;
IV.- To cover the administration, operation and oversight expenses of the Institute;
V.- For investment in real property intended for its offices, and in movable property strictly necessary for the fulfillment of its purposes;
VI.- For the acquisition of land and real property intended for the fulfillment of its purpose;
VII.- For the construction of housing carried out by the Institute, through a subsidiary company, to promote the supply intended for social leasing or acquisition in favor of workers who are beneficiaries, as well as local economic development and job creation, and
VIII.- For the other expenditures related to its purpose.
The contracts and transactions related to the real property referred to in this Article, as well as the development and execution of the housing complexes built through the Institute's programs, by itself or through a subsidiary company, shall be exempt from authorizations and from the payment of all kinds of taxes, duties or contributions of the Federation, of the States or of Mexico City and, where applicable, the sale price referred to in Article 48 shall be deemed the appraised value of the dwellings. Property tax and duties for water consumption, as well as donations and urban infrastructure, shall be caused and complied with under the applicable legal provisions. The real estate transactions of the Institute, carried out directly or through its subsidiary company, shall receive the administrative facilities agreed upon with the competent authorities, and shall be consistent with the needs of each population center and the plans and programs that regulate land use and exploitation. Both the guarantees and the corresponding registrations shall conform to the terms of Article 44, without any tax or duty being caused and without additional registration procedures having to be carried out.
The contracts and transactions referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be recorded in the instruments established by the applicable legislation on the matter and registered in the corresponding Public Property Registry.
For the loans referred to in section II, subsection b), of this Article, the Institute shall offer individual or collective financing options. Persons interested in projects that provide for the construction of more than one dwelling shall submit them to the General Directorate of the Institute so that it may carry out a technical, financial and legal evaluation of the project, its sponsor or group of sponsors, as well as of the social impact of the project. Once there is an evaluation with a favorable result, each project shall be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval.
The Institute shall carry out the acquisitions, leases, contracting of services and works it requires, subject to the principles of economy, effectiveness, efficiency, impartiality and honesty, in order to obtain the best conditions available as to price, quality, financing, timeliness and other pertinent circumstances in accordance with their particularities, in accordance with the internal policies issued for such purpose by the Board of Directors under this Law.
The assets of the Institute and the yields of the National Housing Fund, once the interest to be received by the housing subaccounts has been deducted, may be used, following a resolution of the Board of Directors, to finance objectives in the areas of construction, real estate administration and social leasing of housing.
The Institute, by itself or through its subsidiary company, may use the resources under its administration for investments in the construction, acquisition and maintenance of real property on land owned by the Institute and intended for housing for its beneficiaries. The investment projects shall be included in the housing investment program that shall form part of the financial plan to be approved by the General Assembly, on the proposal of the head of the General Directorate, under Articles 10, section I, and 16, section IV, of this Law.
The Institute, through its subsidiary company, may build dwellings on land owned by the Institute itself, as well as on land assigned to it by the federal government, local or municipal governments or their public entities through the provision of services, regardless of the contractual form entered into, or when the purpose of the dwellings is their transfer to workers who are beneficiaries by means of the loans referred to in section II above.
Without prejudice to the transparency and access to information obligations provided for in the law on the matter, the General Directorate of the Institute shall provide what is necessary so that clear, simple, precise, reliable and updated information is made available to the general public, periodically and through its website, that makes it possible to know the financial, administrative, operational, economic and legal situation, as well as the risks, related to the fund that contains the resources referred to in Article 43, third paragraph, of this Law, as well as of its subsidiary company, its construction projects, suppliers contracted by the latter, among other matters it deems advisable.